Some members of the Nigerian Senate
have condemned the proposed imposition of 3,000 pounds visa bond on Nigerian visitors
to the United Kingdom.
Leader of the Senate, Senator
Victor Ndoma-Egba, said, “ I will like to say immediately that
diplomacy is based on reciprocity and it is not an option that is lost on
us. When we had misunderstanding with South Africa, Nigeria rose to the
occasion. We will always rise to the occasion;but I think the way out is
for Nigerians to have more faith in their country.”
Senator Ita Enang, who is the
Chairman Committee on Rules and Business and his counterparts
in the Petroleum (Downstream) and Navy
committees, also said the policy would greatly hurt relations between
Nigeria and Britain.
While Senator Chris Anyanwu,
for instance, advised the UK authorities to be
considerate in their anti-terrorism policies in order not to hurt the ties
between Nigeria and Britain.
She said, “I know it is a way of
expressing their own frustration with the involvement of some Nigerians in
negative things. This is what I think, but it is going to be a very offending
policy; it is surprising that it is coming from Britain because we
have a special historical link with them.
“I think that what Britain ought to
do is to encourage us and fully accept Nigeria as part of its history and not
to extend such a mild form of hostility towards us. We will have to respond in
ways that are loud and clear. We have to tell them that enough is
enough.”
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Na so. God bless 9ja.
ReplyDeleteNa so.
You leaders should do the right thing so that we won't be travelling out of our land. Stop storing our wealth in bank please we beg una,no be only una children de naija,poor men children dey too.
ReplyDeleteNa our leaders na cause all this catacata.
ReplyDeleteIf the right things are done here in Nigeria, we won't have mind of travelling out of the country, where an average Nigerian can not afford 3 square meal for his Family, what do u expect the youth to do avoid such, Unemployment is killing our economy and those that are suppose to go and invest in respective state to create employment for the state are still in Service, the Federal Gov't should look into this from Banking, Oil and Gas, Breweries and Food and Beverages indutries, who so ever that is old enough and has enough to invest which can give employment to Unemployed graduate which can be carried out by the CBN should be retired inorder to give employment opportunities to unemployed graduate and their investment in their respective state will also give employment opportunities to unemployed graduate in this states which can be monitored by the Federal Government, this will boost our economy and nobody will have any mind of travelling out. Federal Government please see to this
ReplyDeleteI don't blam them in dat UK country I blam our Nigeria government.even in uk there is nothing good there.
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