Miffed by letter allgedly originating from Nigerian embasy in Thailand dated May 14th, 2020 and entitled :Need to pay for quarantine, isolation, accommodation center or hotel depature and arrival in Nigeria, Nigerians in Thailand and other Asia countries that make up Mekong River have condemn the request by the Federal Government describing such a move as insensitive and inhuman.
In a statement made available to Daily Sun, some of the prospective evacuees lamented that having suffered lockdown since November last year when COVID-19 broke out in Asia, paying any fee now will be almost impossible.
President Ohanaeze Ndigbo Mekong, Eng. CI Abadom said the request for the payment of 297 thousand Naira which the letter claimed would cover accomodation and feeding for 16 days is not only unfourtnate but confirmation of the fear that the FG does not really care about its citizens abroad. He wondered why the Nigeria embassy in Thailand didnt deem it fit to discuss content of the letter with Nigeria communities through their keaders before making the letter public.
In his contributions, the Eze Ndigbo Mekong, HRH Uzochukwu Jerome Ezeneche(Eze nwata gwuosimiri) said it was a grave mistake that Nigeria embassy in Thailand did not discuss the content of the letter with Nigeria communities in Thailand before releasing such sensitive documents to the public. He said since the letter went viral on the social media, he has received series of calls from the evacuees who really wanted to confirm if the letter originates from the embassy.
On the way foward, Ezeneche call on the embassy to abide by best practices as it is obtainable in developed countries where citizens are evacuated at subsidied rate and quarantined in decent hotels untill they are certified free to be reunited with their loved ones. “Alternatively the people could also be taken to their various homes where they would self isolate for 16 days before they could be allowed to mix with the public ”
The royal father said anything short of this will be riddicling the country before the international community.