The governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode
on Saturday came to the rescue of 50 Nigerians
who were stranded in Russia.
Recall that newsmen had reported that over 50
Nigerians were helpless and were sleeping
around in the streets of Russia after their agents
whom they paid over one million naira failed to
provide them jobs as promised.
Some of them told newsmen that they used the
official Fan IDs to come to Russia with the
promise of finding work or even playing
professional football themselves.
Others said they came to watch World Cup
matches but got stranded when their return
plane tickets were cancelled by bogus travel
agencies that booked them.
Akinwunmi Ambode
But disclosing the kind gesture exhibited by
Ambode, a motivational speaker, Nnamdi
Odimegwu, via his Instagram page, said he was
in the company of the governor when he
extended the gesture.
His statement, “I had a pick up arrangement
today at the airport in Moscow and had a rare
privilege of meeting his excellency, the governor
of Lagos State; the most populous and
commercial Hub of Nigeria. I quickly introduced
myself while I waited for my pick up
arrangement to come out. We had a small chat
and exchanged knowledge and wisdom while I
waited.
He bade me farewell as his pick up arrangement
had arrived. After a few minutes, my pick up
arrived as well so we set out to the car park.
As soon as we came out of the airport, I saw a
crowd of over 50 Nigerians who had been
stranded at the airport for almost 10-15 days
now. And in their middle was...continue reading:

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