Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, said on Thursday that the Canadian government denied Nigerian carrier landing rights for a scheduled evacuation of Nigerians.
He, however, said that further diplomatic negotiations were ongoing to resolve the issue.
Onyeama made this known during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID- 19 in Abuja.
He said: “It is true the Canadian Government denied landing rights to a Nigerian carrier scheduled for an evacuation duty, on grounds that the airline does not have a licence to undertake commercial flights to Canada.
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“Our high commission is engaging with Canadian Government on this issue.”
In his own comments, the National Coordinator of PTF, Dr. Sani Aliyu, reiterated that essential workers should be allowed free movement across the country.
He also cautioned security agents to accord citizens deserved respect and that citizens must reciprocate such respect.
