Femi Gbajamiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, has said “interagency disagreements” is responsible for the delay in the evacuation of the Nigerians from Sudan.
Gbajabiamila spoke during plenary on Tuesday while addressing his colleagues who resumed from the Eid-el-Fitr break.
He noted that duplicity of roles and lack of distinct operational guidelines are responsible for the impasse between the agencies involved in the evacuation process.
“The house is aware of ongoing difficulties with the evacuation efforts and the federal government’s response to the developments in the Republic of Sudan,” Gbajabiamila said.
“We are also mindful that some of these difficulties flow from interagency disagreements arising from overlapping mandates and the absence of established operational guidelines for such circumstances.
“While our priority is to ensure the welfare and well-being of our fellow citizens caught in this war, we must further revisit the statutory and other frameworks that have left us seemingly unprepared to respond promptly and effectively.
“The conflict in the Republic of Sudan reminds us once more of the fragility of nations. In pursuing our political objectives, we must never lose sight of the fundamental truth that in war, everybody loses; in peace, everybody can win.
“All our personal, partisan and sectional interests must always succumb to the overarching and overriding interest of ensuring the unity and stability of Nigeria. If we fail in this regard, nothing else will matter, and none of us will be absolved in the judgment of history.”
Since the crisis in Sudan broke out on April 15, there’s been difficulty in evacuating Nigerians, many of which are students, in the north Africa country.
Egypt closed its borders to Nigerians fleeing from the war in Sudan.
The north African country later opened its borders to Nigerians after the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari.