The buses conveying Nigerians from the war ravaged Sudan has continued the quest to rescue them to a safer place in Egypt.
Why The Buses Stopped Moving Initially
The buses evacuating Nigerian students and others were said to have stopped refusing to continue their movement out of the country because the drivers were not paid.
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In a viral video circulated Thursday afternoon on popular micro-blogging platform Twitter, some students were seeing crying out in the video shared by one Dr. Ahmad.
The Nigerians could not understand why the evacuation process had been stalled despite the fact that the Nigerian government had intervened and raised moneys for the task.
See below their reactions
The Buses evacuating Nigerian students and non-student
were stopped in the middle of the Sahara, and the drivers refused to continue the journey because they were not PAID. @abikedabiri @nemanigeria @FMHDSD @nidcom_gov @NigeriaMFA
Students crying out in this video pic.twitter.com/tbXSq1hUdY
— Dr. Ahmad Small (@dr_ahmadsmall) April 27, 2023
Succour As Movement Begins – NEMA and Transport Company Resolve Their Differences
To keep Nigerians abreast of the whole timeline of events, the chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa hinted that there is now progress on the issue.
She also tweeted to confirm that she has spoken to the @nemanigeria . They have started moving and the issues between Nema and the transport company have been resolved.
I have just spoken to the @nemanigeria . They have started moving and the issues between Nema and the transport company have been resolved https://t.co/LZzYToWFxH
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) April 27, 2023
