BUHARI URGES UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO LIFT VISA BAN ON NIGERIANS
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to lift its visa ban on Nigerians.
Buhari made the plea in a telephone conversation with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He also called on Emirates Airlines to resume flight operations to Nigeria, in earnest.
In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari requested that his UAE counterpart review the blanket visa ban imposed on Nigerians intending to travel to the UAE.
The President recalled that mutually beneficial excellent relations have subsisted between the two nations over many years, symbolised by robust economic interactions and regular consultations on matters of common interest, including engagements at the highest political levels.
āThe recent irritants in bilateral relations generated by consular issues relating to the behaviour of some Nigerians in the UAE are being ironed out.
āNo country including Nigeria will condone criminalities and illegal behaviours.
āWe will apply necessary sanctions through appropriate judicial process against anyone identified to have committed criminal acts in the UAE.
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