Dangote, other billionaires, leave girlfriends; use your jets to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine: Ben Bruce
Former senator Ben Murray Bruce has challenged wealthy Nigerians to use their private jets to evacuate their compatriots stranded in war-torn Ukraine.
Mr Bruce criticised Nigerian billionaires who fly their ‘girlfriends’ in and outside the country but are reluctant to extend same gesture to Nigerians in Ukraine.
“The crisis in Ukraine has lingered with Nigerian citizens unable to find a solution. I have a question for our billionaires and those aspiring for elective office.
“How many of you have fueled your private jets and sent them to neighboring countries around Ukraine to help evacuate Nigerians’ home? None!
“But how many of you have fueled the same to carry your girlfriends to Harris’s and fancy unnecessary races in Monaco? A number of you.
“Search your conscience and be a useful and genuine charitable Nigerian for once,” Mr Bruce said on Monday.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has displaced thousands of people, including a large number of Nigerian nationals who are mostly students in the country.
The federal government has since condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, urging diplomacy and providing border alternatives for Nigerian nationals seeking safety from the war.
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