Nigeria’s Envoy To America Disagrees With President Buhari Over Jobless Youths Comment
Nigeria’s Envoy To America Disagrees
With President Buhari Over Jobless
Youths Comment
proud of our citizens here and that’s why we
engage closely with them and we know what
they do.
“Nigerians here in Georgia are definitely law-
abiding, hardworking and they contribute to
enhancing the image of Nigeria, their country,
through their actions.
“Nigerians are really doing a lot here. We have
Nigerians running NGOs and with the
“They are highly united under different
organisations and we have an umbrella body,
which is called the ‘Organisation of Nigerians
in Georgia.’
“This umbrella body accommodates all or a
good number of the various Nigerian
organisations and associations in the State of
Georgia. “I’ve been around all those states and
I have to encourage them to do similar things.”
He, however, said there could be isolated
cases of deviants, like in any human group.
“Occasionally, there will be the case of
someone get arrested for drunk driving or
driving under the influence of one thing or the
other.
“But one would not take it lightly because
everybody has to keep within the law and by
and large, the majority of Nigerians are really
law abiding,’’ he said.
The envoy said the relations between the
Consulate and the Nigerian community was
cordial, friendly and mutually beneficial.
According to him, the relations between the
Nigerian community and the Consulate is one
that can be described as a very close
engagement.
“My colleagues and I demonstrate this, not just
by what we say but also through our actions.
“We get invited to events and we show up. We
also invite members of the community,
whenever we have functions,’’ the envoy said.
He said the consulate received between 1,200
and 1,300 passport applications and between
350 and 500 visa applications monthly. Laro
added that the figure had not changed even
with the introduction of the electronic visa.
“On average, we get 350 to 500 visa
applications monthly and even before the
introduction of the e-visa arrangement, that’s
about the same range that we had. “The
average number of applications we get
monthly ranged between 1,200 and 1,300.
“We noticed that at certain times of the year,
there might be a slight increase, especially
when schools are on holiday. “That’s when
parents would have the time to bring them to
the Consulate for the biometrics,’’ he said.
The envoy lauded the federal government for
upgrading the nation’s visa to the electronic
type, saying this has upgraded Nigeria’s visa
application procedure.
“It’s in line with current best global practices
and it has enhanced the security of our visa,’’
Mr Laro said.
– NAN
With President Buhari Over Jobless
Youths Comment
A Nigeria’s envoy to America, Kayode Laro,
has disagreed with President Muhammadu
Buhari over his London’s comments on
Nigerian youth.
Souces gathered that Laro, who is the Consul-
General of Nigeria at Atlanta, said that
Nigerians residents in the U.S. are
hardworking and law-abiding.
The diplomat’s statement comes a day after
President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly
referred to some Nigerian youth as lazy.
The president’s statement has been
condemned by many Nigerians and politicians.
Laro told the correspondent of the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the consulate was
proud of the contributions of Nigerians to the
U.S. and also to their homeland.
The consulate was established in 1998 to
strengthen the long existing relations between
Nigeria and the U.S. with jurisdiction in the 17
southeastern states of the U.S. and territory.
These are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.
Laro said: “As a Consulate, we are extremelyproud of our citizens here and that’s why we
engage closely with them and we know what
they do.
“Nigerians here in Georgia are definitely law-
abiding, hardworking and they contribute to
enhancing the image of Nigeria, their country,
through their actions.
“Nigerians are really doing a lot here. We have
Nigerians running NGOs and with the
recognition within the State of Georgia and so
on.“They are highly united under different
organisations and we have an umbrella body,
which is called the ‘Organisation of Nigerians
in Georgia.’
“This umbrella body accommodates all or a
good number of the various Nigerian
organisations and associations in the State of
Georgia. “I’ve been around all those states and
I have to encourage them to do similar things.”
He, however, said there could be isolated
cases of deviants, like in any human group.
“Occasionally, there will be the case of
someone get arrested for drunk driving or
driving under the influence of one thing or the
other.
“But one would not take it lightly because
everybody has to keep within the law and by
and large, the majority of Nigerians are really
law abiding,’’ he said.
The envoy said the relations between the
Consulate and the Nigerian community was
cordial, friendly and mutually beneficial.
According to him, the relations between the
Nigerian community and the Consulate is one
that can be described as a very close
engagement.
“My colleagues and I demonstrate this, not just
by what we say but also through our actions.
“We get invited to events and we show up. We
also invite members of the community,
whenever we have functions,’’ the envoy said.
He said the consulate received between 1,200
and 1,300 passport applications and between
350 and 500 visa applications monthly. Laro
added that the figure had not changed even
with the introduction of the electronic visa.
“On average, we get 350 to 500 visa
applications monthly and even before the
introduction of the e-visa arrangement, that’s
about the same range that we had. “The
average number of applications we get
monthly ranged between 1,200 and 1,300.
“We noticed that at certain times of the year,
there might be a slight increase, especially
when schools are on holiday. “That’s when
parents would have the time to bring them to
the Consulate for the biometrics,’’ he said.
The envoy lauded the federal government for
upgrading the nation’s visa to the electronic
type, saying this has upgraded Nigeria’s visa
application procedure.
“It’s in line with current best global practices
and it has enhanced the security of our visa,’’
Mr Laro said.
– NAN
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