Coronavirus: Nigerians In Wuhan-China Call On Federal Government For Speedy Evacuation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 4, 2020
Nigerians in DiasporaOrganisation, NiDO, East China Chapter and the Association of Nigerians inWuhan, have called on the Federal Government to immediately evacuate them fromWuhan, China, following the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
They made the call in anissued joint statement by the President, NiDO East China, Elijah Odii, and theAssociation’s Acting President in Wuhan, Okoye Chiamaka in Abuja. The groupsstated that 65 Nigerians, including children, reside in Wuhan, the epi-centreof the 2019 Coronavirus.
The groups, however, refutedthe news circulating in several media and social media platforms that Nigeriansat the epicentre of the epidemic had not indicated interest to be evacuated.
They made it clear thattheir desire for evacuation had been their position since they began engagementswith the Embassy of Nigeria in Beijing.
The groups further statedthat since the epidemic struck and began to spread, Nigerians in China had keptstrengthening community engagement efforts.