Defence Chief Blows Hot, Sends Message To Canada Over Visa Denial

• The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has provided more details about Canada visa denial
• Musa said the Federal Republic of Nigeria will not accommodate any form of disrespect from any country in the world
• The Defence Chief disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government is looking at the visa denial issue

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FCT, Abuja - The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria will not tolerate any form of disrespect from any country in the world.

Legit.ng recalls that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said the Canadian government can go to hell.

Ribadu said it is painful and disrespectful for the Canadian embassy to deny Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, and other senior military officials visas.

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According to Ribadu, visa denial is a motivation and reason to work hard to make Nigeria thrive and great again.

Musa said the people need to understand that they deserve respect from people all over the world, such as Nigerians.

He stated this while speaking at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, shortly after he received wounded military personnel who participated in in Invictus games initiated by the Duke of Sussex.

As reported by Daily Trust, the Defence Chief said Nigerians were being treated unfairly by some countries.

“On the issue of the denial of the visa, it must be tackled. Nigeria is good enough for all of us. We had an agreement, we were invited, the programme was sent to us, we followed our requirements, we followed the process.”

“Everybody knows members of the Armed Forces, we will never take shortcuts. The Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of State, the NSA, everybody was aware of this journey, and we followed the process."

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He further stated that:

“Well, I’m happy that the federal government is also looking at those aspects. I think it’s important for people to understand that we deserve respect as Nigerians all over the world. We must never accommodate disrespect from anybody because we are a good country."

Legit.ng also reported that the Nigerian government criticised the Canadian Embassy for denying a visa to CDS Musa and his team, calling it disrespectful to the country.

Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo called the decision an insult to Nigeria, while National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu went further, saying, "Canada can go to hell".

The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is expected to take diplomatic steps to address the issue and ensure mutual respect between both nations.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Canadian embassy in Nigeria finally reacted to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu's outburst over visa denial.

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Diplomat, Blackson Olaseni Bayewumi, says discrepancies in the visa applications could have contributed to the rejections of the army officials.

Security analyst, Abubakar Sani says the visa denial could be linked to an interview CDS Musa made via Aljazeera about Boko Haram's funding.

Source: Legit.ng