Sudan Crisis: Peter Obi Sends 1 Important Reminder to President Buhari

Sudan Crisis: Peter Obi Sends 1 Important Reminder to President Buhari

  • Peter Obi has called on President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to immediately rescue stranded Nigerians in Sudan
  • Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, expressed concern about 4,000 stranded Nigerians in the northeast African country
  • According to Obi, irrespective of the situation in the country, the responsibility to rescue the stranded Nigerians lies on the shoulder of the president

FCT, Abuja - Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari that 1 major responsibility has to perform now is to rescue stranded Nigerians in Sudan.

About 4000 Nigerians are reportedly stranded in the Northeast African country following the crisis that erupted between 2 different military forces. The fight in the country was between 2 factions of the military junta.

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Peter Obi sends a message to Buhari over stranded Nigerians in Sudan Photo Credit: Femi Adesina, Peter Obi
Source: Twitter

What Peter Obi told Buhari about stranded Nigerians in Sudan

One faction of the military was reportedly loyal to the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Another faction was said to be loyal to Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the deputy of the army chief and commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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The federal government had early revealed the danger of evacuating the stranded Nigerians in Sudan because of the tense situation in the country.

It went ahead to reveal that the stranded Nigerians would soon be evacuated after the constitution of a committee chaired by the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.

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But Obi, in a series of tweets on Sunday, April 23, disclosed that it is one responsibility of the federal government to rescue the stranded Nigerians.

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While expressing deep concern about the development of things in the country, Obi called on the Buhari-led administration to explore all means in rescuing all the stranded 4000 Nigerians.

He 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."

See the tweet below:

Sudan crisis: Buhari to start moving Nigerians to safe place today or tomorrow

Legit.ng earlier reported that Garba Shehu, a senior media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, has disclosed the federal government's efforts in evacuating trapped Nigerians in Sudan.

Shehu maintained that the Nigerian embassy in the country is working with the government of Sudan and Ethiopia to ensure the safety of the affected Nigerians.

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According to Shehu, the trapped Nigerians are expected to be moved to a safe place between today and tomorrow.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng