FG Handsover Kano State Indigenes Repatriated From Saudi Arabia
About 310 Kano State Indigenes out of the 1,319 stranded Nigerians
evacuated from Saudi Arabia were officially handed over to the Kano
State Government by the Federal Government.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who received the returnees, noted that
their quarantine period has elapsed.
According to him, “the returnees who were well catered for by the
Federal Government have tested negative to coronavirus before being
discharged.
Receiving them on behalf of Kano State Government, the Director-General
Kano Investment Promotion Agency and Diaspora Hajia Hama Aware Mohammed
expressed gratitude to the Federal Government, The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Nigerians in Diaspora Commission for their untiring efforts.
Hajia Hama Mohammed gave an assurance that all returnees will be well
received, rehabilitated and reintegrated back to society.
She said, “the State Government is ever ready to receive them and make
home (Kano) better for them than where they came from through vocational
education and skills acquisition.
The Returnees were all camped at the FCT Muslims Pilgrims Hajj, Abuja.