The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri, and officials from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to brief the House on the challenges associated with the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Sudan. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, issued the invite on Tuesday at the resumption of plenary.

The ongoing civil war in Sudan has led to the emergency evacuation of Nigerians in the war-torn country. However, the evacuation plan has been besieged by problems, and the Nigerian officials have claimed that it would take $1.2 million to evacuate 3,500 Nigerians via Egypt.

According to Gbajabiamila, the evacuation is experiencing challenges due to inter-agency rivalry. He stated that “the House is aware of ongoing difficulties with the evacuation efforts and the federal government’s response to the developments in the Republic of Sudan. We are also mindful that some of these difficulties flow from interagency disagreements arising from overlapping mandates and the absence of established operational guidelines for such circumstances.”

To address these issues, the House has summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chairman of NIDCOM, and officials from NEMA to brief the House on the challenges faced with the evacuation process. The Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Buba, has been directed to issue the invite.

The move by the House of Representatives comes as a relief to Nigerians stranded in Sudan, who have been eagerly waiting for evacuation to Nigeria. The civil war in Sudan has left many Nigerians stranded in the country, and they are living in deplorable conditions. The Nigerian government has been under pressure to evacuate its citizens from the country.

It is hoped that the briefing by the officials will provide insight into the challenges faced with the evacuation process and offer solutions to overcome them. The House of Representatives is committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of Nigerians both at home and abroad, and this move is in line with that commitment.