Allen Onyeama, Chief Executive of
Air Peace, has warned that his support to evacuate stranded Nigerians from
war-torn Sudan should not be considered an ethnic matter.
Onyeama disclosed this on
Wednesday during an Arise Television interview.
He stated that his action was not
a publicity stunt but instead borne out of the deep conviction to promote the
unity of Nigeria.
He, however, regretted that some
Nigerians on social media had turned his gesture to ethnic warfare.
He said the country’s unity is
paramount to him, which should be true for all Nigerians.
He added that he would send three
jets to Egypt to airlift Nigerians being evacuated from Sudan.
“I am a good adherent of what you
can do for your nation, not what your country can do for you.
“I feel personally honoured to
help my country; it is not a publicity stunt because I have been doing it right
from my university days.
“However, it pains me that my
gesture has started causing some problems on social media. People are trying to
bring an ethnic angle into it, for those supporting me, the Igbos rooting for
me, saying an Igboman is doing this and this, please stop. And people from the
other tribes with one or two things to say about the development should stop.
It is a Nigeria thing, not about Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa. It isn’t a good gesture
to turn into an ethnic debacle; it pains me and makes me uncomfortable to the
extent that I might not do it again. I want to promote unity, not disunity”, he
said.
Recall that Onyeama offered to
evacuate stranded Nigerians in Sudan for free; however, his gesture generated
mix-reactions.
Sudan’s crisis erupted on 15
April 2023, involving warring factions led by two Generals.
Though a 72-hour cease-fire was
announced on Tuesday, countries had continued to evacuate their Nationals from
the region.
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