Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, recently made a bold claim regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s accomplishments in just 100 days, contrasting them with the challenges the Muhammadu Buhari administration grappled with over several years.
During the tenure of former President Buhari, Nigeria experienced a diplomatic dispute with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that led to a visa ban for Nigerians and the suspension of flights between the two nations. This predicament persisted since October 2022.
In a significant development reported earlier, the presidency revealed that President Tinubu, during his meeting with UAE’s President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, successfully negotiated a historic agreement, resulting in the immediate lifting of the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travelers.
And Fani-Kayode, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, now a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, noted that the current administration has in just a few days done what the immediate past government could not do in many years.
“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. 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.”
