‘There is no doubt that it is disrespectful to Nigeria but you have to respect yourself first” – Sen Ali Ndume on Canada denying the Chief of Defence Staff visa
Senator Ali Ndume has reacted to recent reports of the Canadian Embassy denying the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa and some military chiefs visas. Last week, Gen Musa revealed that both he and several senior military officers were denied visas to attend a Canadian event honouring war veterans. While some members of the delegation received their visas, others including Musa were left stranded after their applications were rejected. The report sparked outrage from some Nigerians including the National Security Adviser NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, who asked the Canadian embassy to Go to hell.” However, former National Human Rights Commission Chairman, Chidi Odinkalu slammed the Senior Military officers and Nuhu Ribadu stating thatthe CDS had a delegation of 70 persons under him for Canada visas. What were 70 officers going to do at the Winters Games in Canada? he asked Reacting to the report, Ndume who was a guest on Channels TV on Sunday night, February 16, said the refusal was indeed disrespectful but that Nigerians should also learn to respect themselves.There is no doubt that that is a kind of disrespect to Nigeria but you have to respect yourself first. I can’t imagine it. How can the CDS of Nigeria, a country that is known and most populous and ranked top and we have been contributing to international engagement, be denied visa, what they wanted to do was to go and attend an event. I can understand why the NSA was very angry but for me, like I said, let’s be Nigerians. I don’t go anywhere and I am a Senator for the past 20 years. I don’t need to go anywhere. Nigeria is my country. We have everything. We don’t need to embarrass ourselves.” The post ‘There is no doubt that it is disrespectful to Nigeria but you have to respect yourself first” – Sen Ali Ndume on Canada denying the Chief of Defence Staff visa appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.