CORONAVIRUS: No Request For Evacuation From China By Nigerians-NiDCOM
Oru Leonard
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has said that there was no request for evacuation by Nigerians living in China as circulated by various social media platforms.
The Head Media and Public Relations Unit NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun made this known in a statement made available to News Dot Africa.
“Our attention has been drawn to a statement on various social media platforms allegedly from the Nigerians in the Diaspora organisation (East China) claiming it had written a letter to Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM requesting to be evacuated in the face of the dreaded coronavirus ravaging the people living in China.
“We must say however that NIDCOM did not receive any correspondence from NIDO East China but saw it on different social media outlets. However we have been in constant touch with Nigerian Students Association in Wuhan (NSAW) whose President is Okoye Chiamaka and Vandi Kamaunji (Secretary General), several Nigerians resident in China as well as our Mission in Beijing”, he stated.
He further stated that all communication and suggestions received by NiDCOM had been forwarded to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who will take appropriate decisions, and that NIDCOM will continue to coordinate with the Ministry and the mission in Beijing as it awaits further directives from the Hon. Minister on the situation.
