Coronavirus: Drama as House Kicks against Evacuation of Nigerians from China
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
But at the resumption of plenary Tuesday, a motion titled the urgent need to quarantine and evacuate Nigerians stranded in Wuhan, China, was moved by Hon. Ben Kalu. After reading it, the Speaker said Kalu had managed to confuse the members, saying, “your intention was to say evacuate and quarantine.” NIDCOM Head Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in a statement issued on Tuesday said that the commission was in constant touch with Nigerians in Wuhan.
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