The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to expedite all efforts to rescue Nigerians in Sudan to safety.
Violence has taken over Sudan as a result of fighting between the country’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
“I’m sad and concerned by the reports that Nigerians trapped in Sudan have not been evacuated,” Obi said on his Twitter handle.
“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,” he added.
