The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 108 Nigerians who have been stranded in Tripoli, Libya. According to a statement from the agency, the returnees arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Cargo Wing, Ikeja, late on Tuesday evening. The group comprised 52 males, 46 females, four male children, two female children, and five infants.
On behalf of the Federal Government, the Director-General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Ahmed, formally received the returnees. Ahmed has promised the government’s commitment to improving the economy, and has dedicated a special focus on youth empowerment with a view to incorporating their energy and technological skills to enhance the progression of the country.
“The President would evolve a policy that will see youths and women actively participating in the implementation. The youths will be the driving force of all decisions in the present administration because of the importance that the leadership of this nation has placed on tapping into the potential which abound in the largest segment of the population,” Ahmed said.
The returnees arrived in Nigeria on an Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 with registration number 5A-DMG. With this development, the government has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring the safe return of Nigerians who are stranded in different parts of the world.
