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Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by emmyasam0: 8:29pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
President Buhari orders immediate evacuation of Nigerians students in Dominican Island few mins ago President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate evacuation of Nigerian students stranded in Dominican Island occasioned by the reported Hurricane Maria that thrashed the Island. Nigerian students attend medical schools in Dominican Islands which prepare them to move to the U. S. and Europe for the completion of their medical degree programmes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that following the president’s directive, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had since been on top of the situation. NAN gathered that the ministry,which has been monitoring the situation, had already assigned a senior official to travel for the purpose of issuing the stranded students with temporary travel certificates. The affected students had since been evacuated to safety. When contacted for comment on the issue, Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed the Presidential order, saying that the president was touched with the conditions of the students. “The President was deeply touched when he learnt that some of them escaped with nothing but the shirts on their backs,’’ he said. According to him, the students will be moved to Brazil, where they don’t need visas, for onward evacuation to Nigeria. At least 10 people were killed as Hurricane Maria, ranked a Category 4 storm, raged through the Caribbean including parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passed off its east coast on Thursday. Hurricane Maria, with sustained winds of up to 250 km per hour, hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, making it the strongest storm to hit the U.S. territory in nearly 90 years. https://t.guardian.ng/news/president-buhari-orders-immediate-evacuation-of-nigerians-students-in-dominican-island/ 9 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by catwalq(f): 8:33pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
If this is true then it's worth applauding. 55 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by potent5(m): 8:38pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
catwalq:I agree with you on this. Kudos to President Buhari for once. 33 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by abdallah9566(m): 8:53pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
Kudos to our father in arms baba bubu 6 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by Nobody: 11:24pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
Nigerians in Dominica too? they should also start evacuating those mars and Pluto 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by lifah(m): 11:25pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
if this is our normal approach to respect livelihood...then i'm and still will remain a proud nigerian...#nice move baba na 14 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by personal59: 11:41pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
nice move MR President but some of them will be like - move to Brazil for onward evacuation to where? It seems we are OK on dis island there is no course for alarm we are fine 29 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by free2ryhme: 11:45pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
catwalq: you are applauding the president for doing his job as required by the constitution which he was elected for and paid by tax payers money ? 121 Likes 6 Shares
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Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by teadrake(m): 11:49pm On Sep 25, 2017 |
free2ryhme:Agreed.But is not a bad gesture to give commendation as at when due,or is it?? 46 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by free2ryhme: 12:01am On Sep 26, 2017 |
teadrake: for an african govt it is not encouraged that is why they behave the way they are and not held accountable for their actions. 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by Nobody: 6:04am On Sep 26, 2017 |
If I had a say in the matter,I would have counseled evacuation before the hurricane struck the island. That way many of them wouldn't have been left with nothing as the report stated. For the record there was a hurricane warning/alert. We could have made use of that. 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by Nobody: 6:14am On Sep 26, 2017 |
personal59:First,they are not returning them to Nigeria permanently. They'll still return to school after the mess on that island has been cleared up. Secondly,have you seen the level of devastation there? I was watching the news and saw thousands of people lining up in just one spot just to take a sip of water. So,if evacuating them from there would save them from perishing from thirst for instance,then I doubt if anyone of them would want to remain around that place the way it currently is. They would gladly hop on the plane and fly to where bloody ever. I know you would too. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by Nobody: 6:20am On Sep 26, 2017 |
R2bees:There are Nigerians in places like Cambodia and Laos. Chad and Niger too. So,what is wrong with Dominica? Nothing. It is quite a cool place with some of the best medical colleges in the British commonwealth. Besides,many of these guys are students over there not necessarily the usual "hustlers". 7 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by Nobody: 6:21am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Op why didn't you post the source? |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by emmyasam0: 7:13am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Pardon me |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by Nobody: 7:25am On Sep 26, 2017 |
We should clap for him abi? 2 Likes
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Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by sotall(m): 7:26am On Sep 26, 2017 |
OK |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by maxiuc(m): 7:26am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by Nobody: 7:26am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Buhari did what he's supposed to do only this time. America responds always. What's the fuss 2 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by AburoBuhari: 7:26am On Sep 26, 2017 |
That's the order,IpobSlayer has done great again 2 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by stevenson007: 7:27am On Sep 26, 2017 |
ok |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by WowSweetGuy(m): 7:27am On Sep 26, 2017 |
There is a circulation to all government in the world to evacuate its citizens... 1 Like |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by frankwells(f): 7:28am On Sep 26, 2017 |
k |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by 9japrof(m): 7:28am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Because of our rumpled educational structure, people still go to Dominicans to study? Choi Nigeria ehaf finished gabadaya. Dominican efu? 4 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by ufumes(m): 7:28am On Sep 26, 2017 |
good move by mr President |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by siraj1402(m): 7:29am On Sep 26, 2017 |
free2ryhme:And if he doesn't do it will you charge him to court? 8 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by AkupeMBANO(m): 7:29am On Sep 26, 2017 |
Hunger won't allow me Hail him since yesterday 2 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by JustinMartyr(m): 7:29am On Sep 26, 2017 |
free2ryhme: you said it all! 1 Like |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by obaataaokpaewu: 7:29am On Sep 26, 2017 |
It's a nice gesture till we start hearing complains and protest from them that they were just abandoned in Brazil.... Nigeria where someone is ready to make big from people's misfortunes 2 Likes |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by ruggedtimi(m): 7:30am On Sep 26, 2017 |
i know someone there who has been stranded even before the hurricane...am sure the hurricane is a blessing in disguise for her. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Hurricane Maria In Dominican: Buhari Orders Evacuation Of Nigerian Students by moscobabs(m): 7:32am On Sep 26, 2017 |
I just love this man I dont know why 2 Likes |
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