We spent just $1.2m to evacuate Nigerians to Egypt from Sudan — FG

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it has spent $1.2m to deploy 40 buses for the evacuation of about 2,400 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Minister said the amount for the evacuation includes the provision of security cover for the eight-hour journey from Luxol to Cairo and the eleven-hour trip from Aswan to Cairo, Egypt.

He said that the outcome of the proceedings at the council meeting was overshadowed by plans of the Nigerian government to safely evacuate its citizens from the w@r-torn sudan. Although the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces agreed to halt hostilities at midnight Monday, local media reports that fighting had resumed even as a hospital was shelled on Wednesday.

Onyeama, who noted that no Nigerian lost their lives in the conflict, said there are no talks about alternative plans for continued education for the evacuees, most of whom are students of the University of Khartoum.

Recall that about 40 buses were sent to move Nigerians out of Khartoum and other troubled parts of Sudan early Wednesday.
The Nigerian Diaspora Commission had explained that the evacuation planned for Tuesday failed due to logistic challenges. Chairperson of the Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed that the new travel plans were finalised Tuesday night. https://www.instagram.com/p/CrgiCw3L5Oh/?igshid=ZWU2MTYxZTY=
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Armed robbery government. Armed with power and pen. Robbing the people of the treasury.

Well, their safe return matters the most. Kudos

No one to ask

$1.2m?

The black man was the most wicked human God created!

IyaebeTheGreat:
Well, their safe return matters the most. Kudos

If u own a company and you send your staff from Lagos to sokoto to go receive an item and back to Lagos. Upon return, he reports that he spent 10m for the trip; will you say kudos to him?
Is there anyway to explain that he spent 10m from Lagos to sokoto and back to Lagos?
Supporter of evil

osscarr:


If u own a company and you send your staff from Lagos to sokoto to go receive an item and back to Lagos. Upon return, he reports that he spent 10m for the trip; will you say kudos to him?
Is there anyway to explain that he spent 10m from Lagos to sokoto and back to Lagos?
Supporter of evil

Their safety is top priority for now, you can join the complain with the acclaimed stolen mandate and continue from where una stop.

Sudan unrest created avenue for you people to cash-out big time

IyaebeTheGreat:
Their safety is top priority for now, you can join the complain with the acclaimed stolen mandate and continue from where una stop.

Some times you need to hide your foolishness on public forum you must show how you were trained

Heeeeeeeyyyyyyy

IyaebeTheGreat:
Their safety is top priority for now, you can join the complain with the acclaimed stolen mandate and continue from where una stop.

Supporter of evil
This is exactly how evil happen to Nigeria; by supporting and defending things like this.
By the way my family and I are very far away from that hell hole u call Nigeria. What ever happens there, make una manage am
I assure u one day either you or your children will join the people u guys call wailers.
Na turn by turn, e go reach una turn

001Lagos:
Sudan unrest created avenue for you people to cash-out big time

The question is how much does the company that provided the buses charge the FG?
Going to a war zone where planes can't land and they also have to pass through Sahara o, not every driver wants to take such risk and those that will do it might charge exorbitantly.
The jorney is also about 4days Journey.
To charter a coaster bus from Rivers State to plateau state Cost around 200k, now to charter a luxurious bus from a country to another country could run into millions, especially if that country is a war zone

If you put all these into consideration, that amount is ok

That amounts to $30k per bus .

OK. When they get to Egypt what next ?

Will you then set aside another huge amount to airlift them from Egypt because the Egyptians are not going to treat them like refugees when they are not from war torn Sudan.

Idiots

IyaebeTheGreat:
Their safety is top priority for now, you can join the complain with the acclaimed stolen mandate and continue from where una stop.

Rubbish.

And when they get to Egypt they will set aside another huge amount to airlift them back to Nigeria.

With $1.2 mil the NAF could easily deploy their transport fleet to evacuate them


Even the C-130 cargo vessel can land on rugged terrain far and remote from any airfield and fighting.

It will involve routing through Chad for refueling and as a mid point ferrying back and forth to designated pickup zones that can be secured by our Navy SBS special forces .

Lol, God of Elijah.

Bola Ahmed will spend $1.2m to ship in cocaine

Sudan needs JUBRIL back..... we are tired of all these photoshoots of him in the middle looking clueless ooh