Ben Murray-Bruce, a former Bayelsa senator, has appealed to affluent Nigerians to utilize their own aircraft to rescue Nigerians stuck in Ukraine.
By Omotayo Olutekunbi
In response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Bruce asked Nigerian billionaires, as well as those running for office in 2023, to examine their consciences and utilize their aircraft to rescue Nigerians instead of taking their girlfriends on holidays.
“This crisis in Ukraine has lingered with Nigerian citizens unable to find a solution,” the ‘common sense Senator’ tweeted, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
“I have a question for our billionaires and those aspiring for elective office. How many of you have fueled your private jets and sent them to neighbouring countries around Ukraine to help evacuate Nigerians home? None!
“But how many of you have fueled the same to carry your girlfriends to Harrods and fancy unnecessary races in Monaco? A number of you.
“Search your conscience and be a useful and genuinely charitable Nigerian for once,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian government has announced that trapped individuals from Poland, Hungary, and Romania would be evacuated on March 2, 2022.
However, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has stated that some Nigerians are unwilling to return home after visiting Ukraine.
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