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Remove Nigeria, Others From Red List, Archbishop Of Canterbury Tells UK Govt by AllahIsSatan(op): 11:41am On Dec 08, 2021
Noah Banjo

8 December 2021

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has urged the British government to remove Nigeria and other countries from its red list.

There has been outrage over the inclusion of Nigeria, South Africa and other African countries on the United Kingdom’s red list over the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the Archbishop said the UK should avoid ‘travel apartheid’, echoing the words of the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Ambassador Sarafa Isola.

He wrote, “With Omicron set to become the dominant variant in the UK, I appeal to the British government to remove Nigeria and South Africa from the red list – together with all other countries currently on it.

“We must find fair and effective approaches for those who are vaccinated and tested to enter the UK. I agree with the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK – we cannot have ‘travel apartheid’.”

Welby also stated that it was morally wrong to punish countries that are transparent with their discoveries regarding COVID-19.

He, however, canvassed for vaccine equity and condemned the hoarding of doses urging for cooperation to get vaccines to countries that need it the most.

“It is also morally wrong – and self-defeating – effectively to punish other nations for being transparent when they discover new Covid variants, as Archbishop of Cape Town (Thabo Makgoba) has said.

“The only route out of this pandemic is vaccine equity. We must end vaccine nationalism and stockpiling. We must get vaccines distributed in countries that need them the most. The choice is vaccine nationalism or human solidarity,” the Archbishop added.

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Re: Remove Nigeria, Others From Red List, Archbishop Of Canterbury Tells UK Govt by madmohamed(m): 12:07pm On Dec 08, 2021
AllahIsSatan:
Noah Banjo

8 December 2021

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has urged the British government to remove Nigeria and other countries from its red list.

There has been outrage over the inclusion of Nigeria, South Africa and other African countries on the United Kingdom’s red list over the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the Archbishop said the UK should avoid ‘travel apartheid’, echoing the words of the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Ambassador Sarafa Isola.

He wrote, “With Omicron set to become the dominant variant in the UK, I appeal to the British government to remove Nigeria and South Africa from the red list – together with all other countries currently on it.

“We must find fair and effective approaches for those who are vaccinated and tested to enter the UK. I agree with the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK – we cannot have ‘travel apartheid’.”

Welby also stated that it was morally wrong to punish countries that are transparent with their discoveries regarding COVID-19.

He, however, canvassed for vaccine equity and condemned the hoarding of doses urging for cooperation to get vaccines to countries that need it the most.

“It is also morally wrong – and self-defeating – effectively to punish other nations for being transparent when they discover new Covid variants, as Archbishop of Cape Town (Thabo Makgoba) has said.

“The only route out of this pandemic is vaccine equity. We must end vaccine nationalism and stockpiling. We must get vaccines distributed in countries that need them the most. The choice is vaccine nationalism or human solidarity,” the Archbishop added.

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who cere about Nigeria useless country quote me and die.

The Bishop is one of corrupt Huma in the world the blood of innocent people kill by buhari is in your hands
Re: Remove Nigeria, Others From Red List, Archbishop Of Canterbury Tells UK Govt by Leverage2021: 12:12pm On Dec 08, 2021
Make we dey there o

Na only buhari dey enjoy when we dey the white list

Develop your shithole
Re: Remove Nigeria, Others From Red List, Archbishop Of Canterbury Tells UK Govt by slimfit1(m): 12:29pm On Dec 08, 2021
This Bishop has something that I can't understand madness or hatred for black people.
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