At the plenary on Thursday, the House of Representatives led by the Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila called on the Federal Government to pull out Nigerians in Ukraine.
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Hon. Ahmed Munir led the motion that following the sadly developing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the Federal Government should ensure that its citizens in the country are safe and brought back to Nigeria. In the speaker’s speech, he said that Nigeria has diplomats and students under government scholarship in the country which danger can come to if they do not protect them.
The House of Representatives then tasked the majority leader, Hon. Ado Doguwa and Chairman Committee on Foreign Affairs, Hon. Yakub Buba to partner with the Foreign Affairs Ministry, National Intelligence Agency and Ukrainian embassy to ensure the quick evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine.