Some members of the House of Representative have said the travel ban slammed on Nigeria by the United Kingdom over the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is not an issue of racism but a call on the Nigerian government to fix the country.
He noted that the ban “does not exempt over 8,000 Nigerian travellers that have bought air tickets to visit Nigeria during this festive period, as the restriction would affect their re-entry into the UK after holidays.” He made references to the recent diplomatic rows between Nigeria and other countries, including South Africa, Ghana and UAE, saying the ban by UK was just a way of telling Nigerians to fix their country.
“Our greater concern is the need for introspection.
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