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In the light of rising xenophobia around the world, Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe has called on European countries to grant amnesty to Nigerians living in those countries without relevant travel documents, Pan African News Agency (PANA) reports. Reports quoted the minister as saying in Abuja that such a move would facilitate a stronger tie between Nigeria and Europe.

Maduekwe said he told EU officials, during a recent meeting, that Europe needed to assist Nigeria to speedily attain economic development and improve the welfare of its citizens in Europe.

"I told them, and I was not joking when I said so, that when they came to Africa 500 years ago, they did not come in with visas. Since we did not criminalise and demonise those Europeans, they should not criminalise those Nigerians who come to their own countries without visa papers, especially if those Nigerians when they arrive are law abiding and, are doing the kind of work that add value to the European economy.

It is time to grant amnesty to them (Nigerians) and regularise their papers. When they do that, we can begin to take a serious look at a new strategic partnership, '' the minister said. The call is coming as Nigerians and other African migrants are being subjected to deadly xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Similar but smaller scale attacks on African migrants have also been reported in Italy.

"I told them, and I was not joking when I said so, that when they came to Africa 500 years ago, they did not come in with visas. Since we did not criminalise and demonise those Europeans, they should not criminalise those Nigerians who come to their own countries without visa papers, especially if those Nigerians when they arrive are law abiding and, are doing the kind of work that add value to the European economy.

I always knew this Madueke is a JESTER. He has confirmed it!

Disgrace to Nigeria; is this clown all we can get as Foreign Minister??

I think it is time to give-up on Nigeria

I always knew this Madueke is  a JESTER. He has confirmed it!

Disgrace to Nigeria; is this clown all we can get as Foreign Minister??

I think it is time to give-up on Nigeria

landis

i think you are the disgrace to nigeria. THis  country is tired of people that lick ass just like u

@superman,

I did not make that stupid statement! Madueke did.

And i doubt if you live in UK, which you state in your profile.

Otherwise, you will know that this Madueke speech is 'idle talk'(quoete Oyi of Oyi)

No country in the world will OPEN gates to Nigerians.

If our fore-fathers did not demand VISA from Europeans fore-fathers, thats our own fore-fathers problem.

Madueke himself knew he must be joking. he stated:

"I told them, and I was not joking when I said so

GOD SAVE US FROM THESE WACK PEOPLE WHO CALL THEMSELVES LEADERS IN NIGERIA!!!! How in the world does that man expect to be taken seriously by making such a statement?? Infact, ministers from all countries in Africa should step  up to Europe with the same and let us see what will happen  to Nigerians abroad then. LMAO!!!!

By the way, who in the world believes that regularizing papers is CURE for XENOPHOBIA ROFLMAO!!!

Kobojunkie:

[url=http://www.guardian newsngr.com/ breaking_ news/article01]Govt seeks regularisation of Nigerians' stay abroad [/url]

In the light of rising xenophobia around the world, Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe has called on European countries to grant amnesty to Nigerians living in those countries without relevant travel documents, Pan African News Agency (PANA) reports. Reports quoted the minister as saying in Abuja that such a move would facilitate a stronger tie between Nigeria and Europe.

Maduekwe said he told EU officials, during a recent meeting, that Europe needed to assist Nigeria to speedily attain economic development and improve the welfare of its citizens in Europe.

"I told them, and I was not joking when I said so, that when they came to Africa 500 years ago, they did not come in with visas. Since we did not criminalise and demonise those Europeans, they should not criminalise those Nigerians who come to their own countries without visa papers, especially if those Nigerians when they arrive are law abiding and, are doing the kind of work that add value to the European economy.

It is time to grant amnesty to them (Nigerians) and regularise their papers. W[b]hen they do that, we can begin to take a serious look at a new strategic partnership[/b], '' the minister said. The call is coming as Nigerians and other African migrants are being subjected to deadly xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Similar but smaller scale attacks on African migrants have also been reported in Italy.

oh hell no, madueke did not make these comments. dude must be sleep-talking

What happened to the stance that Nigeria was so 'great' that people shouldn't even be risking arm and leg to get out? Now you have this fool basically saying that it should be alright for Nigerians to illegally set up shop in another's man country because 500 years ago, when Nigeria was merely a figment of the imagination, visas weren't given out!

Only an illiterate would make such a statement on a public international stage.

Any wonder why Nigeria can't progress when we have buffoons like this one in office?

Anyway sha, Madukwe only has mouth to say this to the British and other Europeans. He should try that stance with the South Africans and then we will see how many Nigerians the locals will murder in one night.

Kobojunkie:

[url=http://www.guardian newsngr.com/ breaking_ news/article01]Govt seeks regularisation of Nigerians' stay abroad [/url]

"I told them, and I was not joking when I said so, that when they came to Africa 500 years ago, they did not come in with visas. Since we did not criminalise and demonise those Europeans, they should not criminalise those Nigerians who come to their own countries without visa papers, especially if those Nigerians when they arrive are law abiding and, are doing the kind of work that add value to the European economy.

I saw it in the papers and didn't bother reading it. Please someone tell me he didn't really say that? Foriegn affairs minister

There is war in Dafur, soon they will all migrate to Nigeria


or
maybe madueke will push for Nigeria to join EU, if this call is not taken

Arielle:

I saw it in the papers and didn't bother reading it. Please someone tell me he didn't really say that? Foriegn affairs minister

he' didnt say so ,his secretary did !

The minister should read this:


One year in prison for lottery conman
Submitted: 27/05/2008 10:53:29
A 42-year-old Nigerian man has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to his involvement in a fraud, which conned an elderly Guildford man of £80,000 during an elaborate foreign lottery scam.


Victor Ifejika is believed to have targeted his victim, 70-year-old Gareth Jones over a two year period, which started with a letter sent to Mr Jones’ home address from Spain informing him he was the winner of the £1,375,800 on-line sweep stake Elmundo Lottery.


Mr Jones was experiencing financial difficulties and thought the scam would be the answer to his prayers. Over the next two years, he set up a number of money transfers, totalling an estimated £80,000, at the request of a male only known as Carlos, an associate of Ifejika, who said the money would be used for security checks, administration costs and tax payments and to facilitate the transfer of Mr Jones’ lottery winnings.


Mr Jones then arranged to meet Ifejika who had provided false details to Mr Jones in attempts to protect his true identity .Mr Jones believed he would be presented with his winnings and travelled to Greenwich in London on March 19, 2008. The two men met at a hotel, where Mr Jones handed over £2,500 in exchange for a silver case allegedly containing his winnings. He was instructed not to open the case until final procedures had been completed.


Mr Jones travelled back to Guildford, where he was met by his wife at the train station. Having told her the whole story, she was immediately suspicious and contacted police. However, despite advice from police, his family and a solicitor, Mr Jones arranged to meet Ifejika the next day at the same hotel. At the hotel, Ifejika removed a handful of US dollars allegedly from the case in front of Mr Jones and asked him to change the money into pounds to prove that it was genuine. This amounted to £400.


Mr Jones was then told that to obtain the key to open the case and access his winnings, he would have to return to London on March 25, 2008 and pay a final sum of £11,500 for security checks.


Having been made aware and with the support of Mr Jones’ family, police set up a covert operation. On March 25, Mr Jones travelled up to London where he was again to meet Ifejika. He then received instructions to go a local bank to draw out the required amount but only had funds available to withdraw £5,000. Having withdrawn the money Mr Jones was escorted by Ifejika to various locations around London in attempt to disorientate him, eventually being taken by Ifejika to the Holiday Inn in Greenwich, where the money was handed over. Ifejika told Mr Jones he would return with the key in 30 minutes as he left the hotel room, leaving Mr Jones alone.


However, officers spotted Ifejika fleeing the hotel and arrested him on board a London bus making its way along Bromley Road. When they searched Ifejika, officers found £5,000 cash in his jacket pocket, as well as two silver lock keys which fitted the case, two mobile phones and paperwork confirming the hotel reservation at the Holiday Inn.


When the suitcase was opened, it was found to contain nothing more than bank note size sheets and cotton wool.


Detective Constable Steve Pott, who investigated the offence, said: “Ifejika is part of a gang which has systematically targeted an elderly and vulnerable victim, deceiving him of more than £80,000, over a period of two years. He has led Mr Jones to believe he was a genuine winner of the Elmundo Lottery when in fact he has conned him of his life savings and driven him to take out bank loans to line his own pocket.


“This was a despicable crime and I commend Mr Jones’ ex-wife in coming forward and alerting police. This meant we were able to carry out a police operation to catch Ifejika red-handed. It is notoriously difficult to identify the masterminds behind these elaborate lottery scams as they are usually conducted by post or over the internet, which makes it difficult to trace those responsible. However, on this occasion, Ifejika became over-confident in arranging face-to-face meetings with his victim and this was ultimately his downfall.”


DC Pott continued: “I would also like to pay tribute to the investigating team for their sterling work on this case and for demonstrating Surrey Police’s commitment to solving crimes and bringing offenders to justice.”


He added: “On a final note, I would just like to say that if you do receive a letter or email claiming that you have won millions of pounds in a foreign lottery and it sounds too good to be true – then it is. The best advice is to rip the letter up and put it in the bin where it belongs.”


You might like to search the website for other items to do with lottery.

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That is what you get when you put a bloody illiterate into the post of a minister.

Hehehehe . . . . . it is not up to the Naija Government to fight for regularisation of status. What kind of message is that: "Please help take these people from us, we don't have resources to deal with them". Naija must be the only country that is begging people to leave.

It is up to the immigrants themselves to fight for regularisation, not the Naija government. I don't hear Mexico begging Yankee to regularise its citizens who are living in Yankee. It is the immigrants themselves.