By Ogochukwu Isioma
The Federal Government has said that the outrage by Nigerians over the amount allocated for the evacuation of its citizens trapped in the war-torn Sudan was uncalled for.
Government said the $1.2 million negotiation was based on the competitive demands for the bus services by other African countries also willing to evacuate their citizens.
This was contained in a joint statement released on Saturday by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,
“The outcry over the negotiated sum of $1.2 million for the buses hired for the exercise, is uncalled for,” the ministries argued in the statement sighted by METROWATCHXTRA.COM.
“The amount in question was negotiated in a condition of war and where there are competing demands for same bus services by other countries also trying to evacuate their citizens,” the statement reads in part.
The government called for the cooperation and understanding of all and sundry to complement ongoing efforts aimed at ensuring the safe return of every Nigerian trapped in Sudan.
See the statement below;
