By Olusegun Koiki
LAGOS – Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, has said that Nigeria’s visa policies are based on principle of reciprocity, saying that the country remained respectful and fair in its international engagements.
Tunji-Ojo stated this in Abuja over the weekend during the courtesy visit of the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) to his office.
A statement by NANTA, said that Tunji-Ojo also charged the body and Nigerians in general to always speak positively about the nation, assuring that Nigeria would rebound.
The minister also pledged to establish strategic engagement channels with NANTA, assuring that his team would follow up to deepen collaboration in the national interest.
He reiterated the readiness of government’s openness to stakeholder engagement, noting that effective leadership was built on active feedback and collaboration.
“Every good leadership takes feedback from stakeholders,” he stated.
Earlier, Mr. Yinka Folami, the President of NANTA, expressed the association’s readiness to collaborate with the Federal Government in advancing Nigeria’s travel and tourism agenda.
Folami also commended the minister for his responsiveness and dedication to reform.
He remarked that NANTA members had closely followed the minister’s work and were impressed by his consistency in matching promises with action.
“Your prompt response to our request for this engagement is one of many examples of your commitment to positive change,” Folami noted.
He further highlighted NANTA’s contributions to national development, emphasising that the 50-year-old association, had continued to promote the country positively across Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom, America, and beyond.
As a symbol of appreciation and partnership, NANTA presented a commemorative plaque to the minister, endorsing his reform-driven leadership and expressing readiness for sustained collaboration.