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The minister questioned how an average Nigerian would be treated by the embassy if General Musa was disrespected in that way.

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has condemned the Canadian Embassy’s denial of a visa to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa.

General Musa disclosed on Thursday at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies, that the Canadian embassy denied him and some members of his team visas to attend an event to honour war veterans in Canada.

Tunji-Ojo, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, said the action by the Canadian embassy is condemnable and shows a lack of respect for Nigeria as a country.

The minister questioned how an average Nigerian would be treated by the Canadian embassy if the Chief of Defence Staff were disrespected in that way.

Without knowing the full facts, I think even for us it is a policy, the issue of reciprocity as I always say, has to be given due consideration. As much as we are not ready to dabble into the sovereignty of other nations, the issue of visas, issue of migration management is a sovereign issue.

“As much as we don’t want to dabble into that, it is not a disrespect to the chief of defence staff, to me, without knowing the facts, it is disrespectful to the country, and it is disrespectful to us as a people. If that can happen to the chief of defence staff, then I am worried for an average Nigerian,” Tunji-Ojo said.

The Minister said that he is struggling to find justification for the action by Canada, noting that even if there are questions the embassy needed to ask, there are diplomatic back channels in which that could have been done.

He said he is confident that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take the necessary steps to resolve the issue diplomatically and ensure that there is mutual respect between the two nations

Valeur:
So CDS is Nigeria?
E remain you Mr.Minister... keep misbehaving.

You think the world isn't aware of the nonsense going on and you think those weak rebuttals from Tinubu's minions can sell your whited sepulchre?

franchasofficia:
It's high time developed countries start denying visa to Nigeria's corrupt President too so he can sit in Nigeria, repent and start doing what is right.


That is the only way developed nations can help Nigeria develop.


Stop issuing visa to Nigerian politicians and their immediate family members (wife and kids), starting from the President if possible.


If developed nations do this for just 4 years, Nigerian criminals calling themselves leaders will start doing what is right to make Nigeria a working nation

blacknp:
Deny visa to a president that carries a diplomatic passport?

Some of u things are never ashamed to exhibit your ignorance.

franchasofficia:
I know that the criminals parading themselves as Presidents in West Africa are carrying diplomatic passports and that is why I said I wish developed nations can jettison that nonsense diplomatic passports the criminal West African Presidents are carrying and deny them entry into their nations to help countries like Nigeria these criminal Presidents have destroyed become better. That is the only way they can help us in holding these criminal Presidents accountable

blacknp:
For your information President Donald Trump is a convicted felon, so he is barred, & needs special permission to enter any of those your so called developed nations, but with his diplomatic p like Tinubu, he enters any country unhindered, so please sharap & stop promoting your ignorance.

Your argument holds no water, what is good for the goose, is also good for the gander.

franchasofficia:
Oh so sorry, I thought I was conversing with a reasonable human, I never knew I replied a senseless, hungry, uncouth Ronu lout, my bad

franchasofficia:
Oh so sorry, I thought I was conversing with a reasonable human, I never knew I replied a senseless, hungry, uncouth Ronu lout, my bad

Lifted2000:
Canada should not transfer aggression on Nigeria because Trump wanted them to be their 51st state.