Modikko:
People are very hard to please, when Government initially told the returnees to foot their bills people complained, now with this intervention again people are complaining. What do you people want? Everything complain complain complain. Kaiii it is hard being a Nigerian sha, too much stupidity

xandy84:
How do you know American government charged their citizens evacuation fee? The same American government pays every adult citizens $1200 including foreign national who are in their country legally. Nigerian government has yet to pay citizens money and little kind gesture like this, people like you call it waste of money. Guess the type of government we have in Nigeria fit people like you...

slivertongue:
another drain pipe through which state officials will loot the treasury dry!
these institutions are blind to their core mandate

Osidazz19:


They should have never proposed to housed them once they get back here. Fly them in, test them and if negative - bye go home.
If positive then isolate them int the isolation centers. End of story. This is a complete waste of scare resources.

martineverest:
mehn....your comment reeks of naivety....it takes corona 2 weeks to surface,they must be camped in isolation centres for 2 weeks b4 freeing them

martineverest:
update yourself before replying people's comments .. Canadians,Americans and Europeans all paid their flight tickets to return home..same thing happened around the world

grandpoh:
Who are these people whining

Over a billion to feed 3000 returnee
Na there last supper they wan chop?

martineverest:
mehn....your comment reeks of naivety....it takes corona 2 weeks to surface,they must be camped in isolation centres for 2 weeks b4 freeing them

xandy84:
You missed my point? What has Nigerian government done for average Nigerians in this period of disaster? At least, American government hand money to people who qualify. Nigerian government can pay for returnee flight ticket and hotel

martineverest:
government feed/accommodate returnees Na problem...them no feed ,Na problem.

where do u guys belong?

martineverest:
did they tell u covid donations is for returnees?

how much was donated ?

Osidazz19:


They should have never proposed to housed them once they get back here. Fly them in, test them and if negative - bye go home.
If positive then isolate them int the isolation centers. End of story. This is a complete waste of scare resources.

xdunamis:
The federal government is always broke.

Minister of foreign affairs + GMD of NNPC + Governor of CBN. Collaboration of 3 looters.

Over a billion naira to isolate and feed returnees that will not be up to 1000 in number?
Then you will isolate and abandon them in freely donated facilities for 14 days. Clowns.

Osidazz19:


Naive you say? So what about all the other countries that are flying people back to their countries from all over the world?
My friend went back to the US, I was supposed to go back but I changed my mind at the last minute.
Once you land in DC, it's bye bye. No isolation and no hotel. You land and you are fine, then get out of here.
I don't know of any country forcing everyone to stay in hotels. May be in China and you are paying for it.
Bad idea.

EjaikreTheViper:
only stupid people believe Covid19 is real in Nigeria!

EvangelistChuks:
yes. It's covid-19 & every of its fallout. As regards the money gathered thus far,some say it's close to 900Billion.

GavelSlam:


In Australia, you are quarantined for 14 days on arrival, and the cost is borne by the government.

ijustdey:


https://punchng.com/cbn-nnpc-to-fund-returnees-accommodation-feeding-fg/

Osidazz19:



In Australia? Ok. How much is Australia charging to fly them back home?
Most countries are not doing that. The US, UK and most that I know are not doing that.
Nigeria sure can't afford to do it. And Nigeria is charging way less than all the other countries for the flights back home. Instead of spending the little resources on those at home, they are flying people in from UK for 425 pounds then house and feed them for 14 days. Simply crazy and stupid.
I know people in Abuja right now in nice hotel paid for by the govt, and these are people who can afford the hotel without govt paying for them.
Misplaced priorities.

martineverest:
so u want the virus to spread to innocent people at home?...what Nigerian government is doing is far better than what American government is doing..if they don't camp those returnees for 2 weeks ,the virus cases will explode in nigeria

Osidazz19:


They should have never proposed to housed them once they get back here. Fly them in, test them and if negative - bye go home.
If positive then isolate them int the isolation centers. End of story. This is a complete waste of scare resources.

GavelSlam:


It's not everything you must complain about.

There are issues you see and you just move along.

Just because the idea isn't one you might have taken doesn't make it wrong.

Majority of the so-called returnees repatriate billions of dollars annually into the Nigerian economy.

1 billion Naira in a thousand years is not too much to spend on them.

Osidazz19:


Not really, you will test them upon arrival and if negative then you let them go. You also tell them that they MUST self ISOLATE for 14 days.
If they develop symptoms then they should call the NCDC number just like other Nigerians are doing.
These housing and feeding for 14 days in not going to work and too expensive.