Yesterday, it was revealed that the Canadian Embassy didn’t give visas to Nigeria’s prime navy chief, Basic Christopher Musa, and different high-ranking officers due to a mistake in paperwork. These officers forgot to incorporate a particular diplomatic observe, referred to as a Observe Verbale, which is normally wanted for such journeys.
The Nigerian authorities is now attempting to repair this error. A high-ranking official, who needed to remain nameless, mentioned that the individuals who dealt with the visa functions forgot so as to add the Observe Verbale. This observe ought to have proven that the journey was formally authorized and secure.
Amid these points, Nigeria’s Nationwide Safety Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, was very upset with Canada for not giving visas to those navy leaders. He spoke strongly about this at a safety occasion in Abuja. Ribadu desires Nigeria to be revered extra by different international locations.
Basic Musa mentioned that he and his staff had been imagined to go to Canada for an occasion to honour struggle veterans, however they couldn’t due to the visa drawback. He was disillusioned however talked about that typically disappointments might be good.
The Nigerian authorities is speaking to the Canadian Embassy to attempt to kind out the issue. Ribadu and others are working to verify Nigeria is handled higher internationally due to this incident.
