The committee also explained that an e-passport booklet is an active electronic device, as opposed to the old MRP, which is a merely printed booklet; that the chip embedded in the e-passport has a security access module that allows for a ‘handshake’ with and amongst other devices and equipment within the e-passport network; and that the system does not allow the “infiltration” or use of non-prequalified third-party devices or other booklets within the network.
The panel further said the forex generated by Iris Technologies and the NIS through the sales of passports in foreign countries “should be unlocked by CBN and allow NIS and Iris Technologies to have access to the revenue component being generated,” to solve the issue of booklet scarcity before the domestication process.
“The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc should be further advised to abide by this opinion in the overall best interest of the Federal Government, in order not to incur unnecessary liability on our lean financial resources through avoidable litigation or other costlier dispute resolution mechanisms.
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