Blocked Petition: Nigerians In Diaspora Write Buhari, Others, Threaten To Stop Sending Money Home
The group said it was wondering if Wase’s view and position were the same as those of other members of the National Assembly.
by saharaReporters, New York
Mar 16, 2021
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation has petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, after the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, dismissed a petition written by some Nigerians based in the United States of America.
Last Wednesday, a member representing Gwer-East /Gwer-West Federal Constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives, Mark Gbillah, moved to lay the petition by the group, Mutual Union of the Tiv in America.
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Reps’ rejection of Petition: Wase’s utterances’ve rubbished our engagements with govt Diaspora Nigerians
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…write Buhari, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Govs, others
…demand a full retraction, apology, representation of petition, virtual meeting with speaker
…threaten to withhold home remittances after 14 days
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
Nigerians in Diaspora worldwide have risen in unison against the utterances made by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase during the presentation of a petition at plenary, saying it has destroyed all the gains made from various engagements between the government and Nigerians in Diaspora in the last 20 years.