FG reveals why $1.2m was spent on buses to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan

The federal government has given reason for spending the sum of $1.2m on buses meant to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan. 

The Informant247 recalls that the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffery Onyeama on Wednesday said the federal government would spend the sum of $1.2m on 40 buses to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan.

This generated reactions from social media users as many faulted the amount to be spent on the buses.

While reacting to the reactions of social media users in a joint statement released by the ministries of foreign affairs and humanitarian affairs on Saturday April 29.

The ministries described the reactions of the critics as “uncalled for”.

They revealed that the government ”negotiated in a condition of war and where there are competing demands for the same bus services by other countries also trying to evacuate their citizens”.

“The general public is also advised to discountenance unverified information being circulated on social media as some of them are either due to ignorance or sheer mischief,” the statement reads.

“The outcry over the negotiated sum of $1.2 million for the buses hired for the exercise, is uncalled for.

“The amount in question was negotiated in a condition of war and where there are competing demands for the same bus services by other countries also trying to evacuate their citizens.

“Therefore, the cooperation and understanding of all and sundry are required to complement ongoing efforts aimed at ensuring the safe return of every Nigerian trapped in Sudan.”

The government also revealed that 637 Nigerians have been moved to the Egyptian border.