Few hours to the evacuation of at least 320 Nigerians from South Africa, following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in that country, the South African Government has denied Air Peace the landing permit needed to evacuate willing Nigerians.

The airline had planned to depart Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on Monday night, but as at 3 am on Tuesday, the airline was yet to be granted landing permit.

Recall that Air Peace had Wednesday last week evacuated 178 willing Nigerians from South Africa, but the immigration authority in that country frustrated the airline and the willing Nigerians from departing the country.

The airline had planned to evacuate 317 Nigerians in the first batch of the exercise, but several of the processed Nigerians were re-profiled, leading to disembarkment of some of the Nigerians from the aircraft.

The flight was delayed for over 10 hours in South Africa by the airport authority.

Mr Allen Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace, in an interview with our correspondent, confirmed the latest development to our colleagues.

He said that all efforts by the airline to get landing permit in South Africa proved abortive as at 3 am on Tuesday.

”We did not take off by 1 am as scheduled because South African authorities are yet to give us landing permit. We are hopeful that they will give us the permit.

“Our crew waited till 3 am but when the permit did not come, they went back to the hotel. Once we get the permit we will set off to South Africa. We don’t want to speculate but we are hopeful they will give the permit.”

https://www.independent.ng/breaking-south-african-govt-refuses-air-peace-landing-permit/

These SAs are confused. You said African nationals should leave, now that they are willing to leave, you're trying to stop them. Smh. Inside life


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And our president is accepting apologies of d South Africans wen he's yet to evacuate his citizens or get justice for d losses dey suffered... Wetin d envoy we send go there go do? Mayb to check if any cows were attacked there

Since the scenario didn't involve cow soo he doesn't bother!
quote author=eTECTIV post=82315769]And our president is accepting apologies of d South Africans wen he's yet to evacuate his citizens or get justice for d losses dey suffered...[/quote]

na wa, you guys said we should leave we are going, now you wanna hold us back, what is this na?

Permission already granted........

SA dey mad

Wetin

Ohhhh South Africa. Africa is for Africans. Marcus Garvey

South Africa mean Nigeria sha

Guys....e be lyk we gaz storm dah south africa ooo

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What??

smartsk:
These SAs are confused. You said African nationals should leave, now that they are willing to leave, you're trying to stop them. Smh. Inside life

U dey make sense before not untill saw the bolded cos it reminded me of a bagga dat sang soapy; that masturbatory dance.

What do south Africans really want?

Confused people

So, what is now the essence of the envoy sent by the South African President?

Nigerians has never been so serious about leaving SA as they are currently. I guess SA have realised what they stand to loose.....

oboi see problem oh! South Africa don buy job oh... buhari the commander in chief of the amu sleepers no go put mouth oh

South African government were just paying lipservice with their apology.

Their government are the chief protagonist of Xenophobia

Which one is landing permit
What a capitalist government!

So all the beg they were begging, including sending an envoy na scam


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Just imagine this South Africa, what do they think they are?

[[s]quote author=Pappyjim post=82316196]Since the scenario didn't involve cow soo he doesn't bother!
quote author=eTECTIV post=82315769]And our president is accepting apologies of d South Africans wen he's yet to evacuate his citizens or get justice for d losses dey suffered...[/quote][/s]

May be he should send Nigerian Army to go and fight South Africans. Rubbish
Smh.

The South African government already know the implications of allowing the foreigners to leave their land. It is going to affect their diplomatic relationship with other countries which is still going to be a dent on the South African image.

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I see

eTECTIV:
And our president is accepting apologies of d South Africans wen he's yet to evacuate his citizens or get justice for d losses dey suffered...

President wey mumu