Senate requests the UK government remove Nigeria from COVID-19 Red List

The Nigerian Senate has denounced the United Kingdom’s unjustified placing of Nigeria on the COVID-19 red list. The Upper further requested the Federal Government to work with British authorities to have Nigeria removed from the red list.

​These were among the conclusions made by the chamber following discussion of a motion on the “Need for the Government of the United Kingdom to remove Nigeria from the COVID-19 Red List.” Under Senate Rules 42 and 52, Senator Ike Ekweremadu observed with pleasure the efforts of the Government of Nigeria in the containment and treatment of COVID-19 patients.

According to him, Nigeria is one of the countries with the fewest incidences of COVID-19.

Prior to the ban, Nigerians have continuously followed all of the COVID-19 rules needed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Kingdom. Government for tourists, according to the legislator.

Ekweremadu is also worried that the decision by the British government to include Nigeria in their COVID-19 list, with its concomitant implications, will affect many citizens of Nigeria, who had planned to spend their Christmas and New Year holidays with their families.

Ekweremadu called the chamber’s attention to worldwide concerns about vaccine stockpiling and injustice, as well as the ramifications for low-income countries in the fight against COVID-19.

In his remarks, Senate President Ahmad Lawan stated that Nigeria’s inclusion on the UK COVID-19 red list puts pressure on bilateral diplomatic ties.

He criticized the UK government’s handling of Nigeria.

As a result, the Upper Chamber requested that the British Parliament intervene in order to have Nigeria removed from the country’s COVID-19 red list.