Federal Government don resolve di wahala wey dey for passport production for United States of America, as di three Missions don resume passport services.
According to one notice wey dem post for Embassy of Nigeria, Washington DC, dem talk say all di people wey schedule for biometrics earlier, dem suppose show for di Mission on Monday.
Di notice talk say, “We wan inform all passport applicants wey dey scheduled for biometric capture from Monday, November 13 to Thursday, November 16, say dem don reschedule am.
“Dem don move am to be from Monday, November 20, to Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Di people wey dem affect fit show for Embassy any of di days.
“Di change of schedule na because of di internet wahala wey di Embassy experience, and we dey sorry for any wahala wey e cause.’’
Person wey confam dis informate yan tori person for di Embassy wey talk to News Agency of Nigeria for New York on Sunday say dem don fix di wahala over di weekend.
E yan say, “Di system don back since weekend. Di experts work taya to fix am, and we don back.
“We fix am yesterday (Saturday) and test am. Di system don back, and all di centres dey okay, both for New York and Atlanta.
“Di server for DC dey connect to Atlanta and New York, so anything wey happen to our server fit affect other Missions.’’
Di person, wey no wan make dem yan hin name, yan NAN say di wahala na internet palava, no be server issue. E talk say, since di server dey connect to Embassy internet, anything wey happen to internet fit disconnect other centres as well.
According to di source, experts for Nigeria work with local ICT experts for di Embassy, and dem all join hand together, and dem fit fix am.
NAN talk say Nigeria get three Missions for United States. Dem be Consulates-General of Nigeria for New York and Atlanta, and di Embassy of Nigeria for Washington DC.
Di embassy for Washington DC, na di only passport production centre for U.S., while di consulates dey collect biometrics from dia Missions, and dem carry am go Washington DC for passport production.
Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians and 20 other organisations wey dey partner with dem for New York don beg Federal Government make dem provide passport production machines for Missions for Atlanta and New York.
Di association yan for one statement say, “Di New York consulate get jurisdiction over di highest number of states, and dem dey accept di largest number of applicants from across U.S.
“We no sabi why two passport printing machines dey Washington and none dey New York or Atlanta,’’ di association talk.
New York Jurisdiction dey cover 20 states, wey include Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, Ohio, and North Dakota. Others be South Dakota, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.