JUST IN (RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR): President Buhari Approves $8.5M | READ IN FULL
Faith Ukanwa
Mar 02, 2022
JUST IN (RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR): President Buhari Approves $8.5M | READ IN FULL
The Federal Executive Council Wednesday in Abuja approved $8.5m (N3,535,150,000.00) to facilitate the immediate evacuation of 5,000 Nigerians from Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.
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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Zubairu Dada, disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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Dada who spoke alongside the Minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouk, said the approval followed a joint memo presented by both ministries at the Council meeting.
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According to him, the Federal Government has contracted Air Peace and Max Air airlines to avail three aircraft to facilitate the evacuation.
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He said the evacuees include 940 from Romania, 150 from Slovakia and 350 from Poland who have registered to leave.
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On the amount approved, Dada explained that "The ministry of humanitarian affairs wrote a memo to the president seeking funding to enable us to conduct this exercise. The memo was to the tune of $8.5m which Mr. President has graciously approved. That provision entails an arrangement to evacuate no less than 5,000 Nigerians.
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"It also includes some assistance for the feeding that may have been done by the missions under whatever arrangements. Even the missions themselves are also in dire situations."
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Quizzed about when the funds will be released Dada said, "That is why the evacuation flights will begin today (Wednesday)."
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