FGN HANDSOVER KANO STATE INDIGENES REPATRIATED FROM SAUDI ARABIA.

Oru Leonard

The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially handed over 310 Kano State Indigenes out of the 1,319 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Saudi Arabia,  to the Kano State Government.

In a statement signed by Mr Gabriel Odu, of the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, NIDCOM, Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, the Director, Consular and Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who recieved the returnees, noted that their quarantine period has elapsed.

Bolaji said the returnees who were well catered for by the Feederal Government have tested negative to corona virus before being discharged.

Receiving them on behalf of Kano State Government, the Director General Kano Investment Promotion Agency and Diaspora Hajia Hama Aware Mohammed expressed gratitude to the Federal Government, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nigerians in Diaspora Commission for their untiring efforts.

Hajia Hama Mohammed gave assurance that all returnees will be well received, rehabilitated and reintegrated back to the society.
She said, “the State Government is ever ready to recieve them and make home (Kano) better for them than where they came from through vocational education and skills acquisition.
The Returnees were all camped at the FCT Muslims Pilgrims Hajj, Abuja.