Sudan crisis: FG dismisses outcry over $1.2m spent on 40 buses
FG dismisses outcry over $ 1.2 million spent for the hiring of 40 buses to evacuate Nigerians from war torn Sudan was unfounded.
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FG dismisses outcry over $ 1.2 million spent for the hiring of 40 buses to evacuate Nigerians from war torn Sudan was unfounded.
The Nigerian Air Force and Air Peace, a Nigerian carrier, have begun the evacuation of Nigerian nationals from Sudan. This was confirmed by the Nigerian government on Friday in a joint press statement issued to journalists by the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Janet Olisa, and that of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Sani Gwarzo, in Abuja This is coming few days after the government sent some luxurious buses to Sudan to transport its citizens to neighbouring country where it would be possible to airlift them back to Nigeria.
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The Federal Government says the nation’s Air Force (NAF) will start evacuating Nigerians caught in the armed conflict in the Sudan from Friday.
This development was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by two top government functionaries.