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The Anambra State government has praised the founder and chairman of Nigeria’s biggest airline, Mr Allen Onyema, for what it called his unprecedented patriotic gesture in bringing back free of charge yesterday 147 Nigerians from South Africa afraid of their safety in the ongoing xenophobic attacks against African and Asian immigrants in the rainbow nation.
 
The commendation is contained in a statement today in Awka, the Anambra State capital, by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, who explained that the government decided to commend Mr Onyema after a meeting in the Governor’s Lodge this afternoon at which Governor Willie Obiano presided.
 
Adinuba explained that the “huge humanitarian gesture is the latest in a series of philanthropic activities by the Air Peace chairman which Governor Obiano recognized in his public declaration last July 2 when he stated that Mr Onyema was driven by sheer patriotism rather than profit by starting direct flights into Shirjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates at less than 50% of the tariffs charged by foreign carriers”.
 
The Anambra State government noted that “no persons, not even our suffering and frightened people in South Africa, sought free flights when Chief Onyema decided to offer one of his planes to the former apartheid country to bring our distressed people home at no charge to them.
 
“The flight must have cost him at least N50m in view of the fact that the machine spent an additional two nights in at Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, causing the airline to pay more to the South African aviation authorities.
 
“We also note that Chief Onyema didn’t know any of the persons he lifted all the way from Johannesburg free. He was only moved by sheer patriotism and love of humanity, especially the downtrodden and the distressed.
 
“As is already well known, Chief Onyema went into airline business five years ago to create jobs for Nigerians, enhance business opportunities in the industry for our citizens and enhance Nigeria’s presence in global business.
 
“He exemplifies the principle of solidarity with the human family and commitment to the common good”.
 
The Anambra State government, while encouraging the Federal Government to do everything within its power to bring back as soon as possible over 500 Nigerians who have signified interest in leaving South Africa immediately, thanked all Nigerians for supporting the Federal Government’s robust response to the latest wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
 
“The Nigerian people are far more united than most people seem to appreciate”, Adinuba quoted Governor Obiano as observing, adding, “It is only when we act as one united family that we make progress and the world takes more seriously”.
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Welcome home brothers'

Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

So none of the state governors in Nigeria really contributing or saying much about the Xenophobic attacks ?

Shame on southern governors in general

gud day, pls i seriously need a job, i am a graduate of accounting (hnd) 07037799108

Very commendable. I've never gotten on a plane before mainly due to lack of funds and fear of height, but because of this guy, I will start saving until the day I have enough to fly with Air Peace. This is exactly what was needed, South Africa had to know that although we have our problems at home, we remain united against anyone who tries to harm or kill us simply because we are Nigerians.

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

Already did....Now take back the shit u just puked out as e dey hot!!

What Air Peace has done is very laudable. imagine if billionaires like dangote, otedola and co join the campaign? well, we will get there someday...I suppose...

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Sth that Almighty Buhari couldn't do

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

what kind of reasoning is this ?

Commendable

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

You be better mumu ... you see why I keep saying Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria Why u no go air lift them ... you’re saying they are his people , Na him born them ?? Abi na he family ... he do good , una must talk , e do bad una must talk .. that’s y Nigeria is not going forward .. because of people like you ... do you know what good he has done . How many companies don do frrr transport from Lagos to Benin ? No to talk of free international flight ...

Please be wise ..

Tribalism Don finish this one.

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

By the way, what is the actual number of these returnees...147, 167, 183? The figures keeps changing like Atiku's server result!!!

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immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

As buhari no fit commend his efforts, make somebody else do am. Incompetency is inscribed in some ppls DNA, others na shear hatred dey flow through their vein.
Weldone Onyema, God bless you Obiano. Some of my Nigerian brothers are home safe. Let's do more to bring the others back.

We the Lagosians sef salute am. We are one nation with one voice.

No matter our ethnics differences,I don’t see us splitting.

May God almighty bless Oga PeaceAirline mightily. He deserve some recommendation

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

A hateful tribalistic and ignorant coward is all you are.

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

Amino have you try fake help for neighborhood talkless of person you don't know.pray you will not be in dark corner one day even your enemy giving you helping hand,you will surely call the person angel sent.

Woah

Igbo amaka

MR. ALLEN ONYEMA IS THE
OWNER OF AIR PEACE
He's an Igbo man
He’s not a politician
He’s not a pastor
He’s not a celebrity musician/ actor
He sent in his plane to evacuate Nigerians from South
Africa to escape being killed in the xenophobic attacks.
NOTE: Nigeria government did
not help her citizens rather an
individual from Igbo extraction
volunteerd to help evacuate all
Nigerians who risk being killed in South Africa.
No tribe can render such a help
apart from Igbos, yet they feed
you with the trash that Igbos
hate themselves and you
foolishly believed them. Mr Onyema is not the richest
man in Africa. He is just an
Igbo man with a beautiful
heart, doing his own business.
There are many wealthy people
like Aliko Dangote, Tinubu, Adenuga and the rest but they
did nothing, yet, you are being
told igbos doesn't love, if you
still have that mentality, I don't
know when you will be freed
From mental cage.

immortalityk:
Eye service people
As if most of the people airlifted and committing crimes in SA are not his people
These people know how to act drama,even fake crying
Lol
Make nobody quote me

Some cannot do this for their siblings. So the man needs to be commended. Let us be appreciative for once.