UAE Visa: Tinubu restoring Nigeria's status as giant of Africa - Fani-Kayode

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode, has said that President Bola Tinubu is restoring Nigeria’s image as the giant of Africa after the president brokered a deal with the government of UAE that had also led to the lifting of visa ban earlier imposed on Nigeria by the Arabian nation

PoliticsNow had earlier reported that The United Arab Emirate (UAE) has suspended the ban placed on Nigerian travelers since October 2022.

The lifting of the ban follows a meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the UAE President, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi.

However, commending President Bola Tinubu for the move in a tweet, the former aviation minister said that the president achieved a feat that his predecessor could not achieve in 8 years of protracted negotiations.

“In the last few days our President has placed Nigeria back at the center-stage of international affairs where she rightly belongs. After a fantastic outing in India at the G20 summit which has attracted billions of dollars in investment to our country and where he rightly told world leaders that they cannot do without Nigeria, he went to the UAE and not only ensured that the visa ban on Nigerians was lifted but also ensured a resolution to the trapped Emirati funds at Central Bank and the issue of flight routes and air travel between our two countries,” Mr Fani Kayode said.

“All these achievements in a matter of a few days. These are things that the previous administration could not achieve in years of protracted and oftentimes acrimonious negotiations. I am truly proud of our President and, under his watch, Nigeria is clearly on the rise again. Not only has he restored our confidence and hope but he has also proved to the world that Great Nigeria, the Giant of Africa, has come alive again. Glory be to God!” he added.