Peter Obi has expressed concern and grief about the many Nigerians currently trapped in the raging war in Sudan.
Obi called on the Muhammadu Buhari administration to “expedite all efforts to rescue about 4000 Nigerians that are mostly students in Sudan to safety.”
His call comes a day after after the presidency gave reasons why Nigerians in the embattled North African nation could not be rescued.
While the Labour Party presidential candidate in the February 25 polls said he appreciated the “extreme challenges in Sudan”, he maintained that it was the statutory responsibility of the Federal Government of Nigeria “to protect Nigerians at home in Nigeria and abroad.”
Obi noted that it was statutory that the government “attend to such issues with more deserving proactiveness and commitment as the life of every Nigerian is sacred and important.”
In his tweets on Sunday, Peter Obi said: “I’m sad and concerned by the reports that Nigerians trapped in Sudan have not been evacuated. While we understand the extreme challenges in Sudan, we deeply implore the Federal Government of Nigeria to expedite all efforts to rescue about 4000 Nigerians that are mostly students in Sudan to safety.
“Moreover, as the Sudanese crisis in not a natural disaster that happened suddenly, it will be sad to lose any Nigerian to the conflict, especially now that we need all hands to create and sustain a New Nigeria.
“Since it is the statutory responsibility of FGN to protect Nigerians at home in Nigeria and abroad, it is important that we attend to such issues with more deserving proactiveness and commitment as the life of every Nigerian is sacred and important.
“A New Nigeria is really imperative and Possible. -PO”
War broke out in Sudan last week between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over disagreements about transition to civilian rule. No fewer than 400 persons have been killed in the battle.
In 2019, SAF headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burgan combined forces with General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s RSF to oust former leader Bashir al-Assad. The power sharing arrangement has now broken down due to struggle for control.
The UK, U.S. and France are some of the countries that have commenced evacuation of their citizens since the battle commenced.
However, the Nigerian government through the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said it is impossible to evacuate Nigerians trapped in Sudan.
“The tense situation makes it gravely risky and impossible for any flights at this point in time,” Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said on Saturday.
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