The House of Reps yesterday Wednesday July 11th invited the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Alvaro Castillo Aguilar (pictured above), to explain why their embassy denied visas to the Nigerian Contingent to the IAAF Junior championship.
The 24-man team was billed to participate in the International Association of Athletics Federations championship which commenced on Tuesday July 10th in Barcelona Spain, but couldn't make it because the Spanish embassy denied the delegation visa to the country. They later gave a flimsy excuse. *hiss*
The House has mandated its Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Sports to investigate the matter and submit a report.
I'm watching da championship live now and da Nigerian athletes are all absent in da different categories.This is so bad.Anything wey concern Nigeria na so e dey always geh 'K' leg rubbish.
ReplyDeletethe Spanish embassy are notorious for things like this, I have been to their country on their own visas many times and earlier on this year they gave me a 5 day visa even though they had issued me a 3 month multiple prior.
ReplyDeleteThey have no respect or regards for our nation and indeed they should be made to explain why they would deny our national representatives "Athletes" visas to go for the games. If they think we are too corrupt then they should pack up and leave, no be by force after all you can go via other Schenghen states....................
BUT.....IS THIS WHAT IS IMPORTANT????
ReplyDeleteWHAT A DELUDED GOVERNMENT.
You are very stupid I guess u don't knw what they call international relations .
DeleteIvorian goat,who says it isn't important? ode oshi
DeleteOuch! Owole sha
DeleteSpanish ambasador is so stupid
ReplyDeleteImagine the insult....
ReplyDeleteAm sure they will setup a panel to investigate...as other hundreds of panels in Naija...(shakes head.
ReplyDeleteWe must be on crack in this country ...I mean it!
Lmao! I so agree wit u! Cheap crack!
DeleteThat is a good move by the House, we have to be treated with respect by other Nations.
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To all those insulting the Spaniards, well the truth is that no nation is obliged to admit people they don't want to admit into their country, so the Spaniards are within their rights to refuse to grant visas to Nigerians if they don;t want to- they do not owe us or anyone else an explanation. The behaviour of Nigerians in Spain has not helped either and Nigerian athletes do have a reputation for absconding, so you can't blame the Spaniards on this occasion!
ReplyDeleteI av 2 agree wit u on dis 1. My frnd schooling in Malaysia complains bout d same thn, Nigs travel abroad n misbhav n basically jst act anyow! Esp dose who travel n scam ppl. Ow r dese ppl supposed 2 show us respect if sum of us kip doin stupid thns!
DeleteYes, its about time. the evils the embassy people perpetuate. can u imagine Ukrainians demanding a bribe of 2,000USD for a study visa single. so this is just sequel to the plenty ills that plague nigeria& those that these foreigners can afford 2 do here 'cus there are no laws talkless of enforcement!
ReplyDeleteahn ahn that's so sad.
ReplyDeleteIt baffles me when Nigerian dont look at the issues on ground. If you were to be in the shoes of these governmnents disrespecting Nigeria, would you be any better? As a Nigerian, what concerns does the governments show for you? Does the governments care about you? do they respect you?
ReplyDeleteOutsiders dnt respect us because we have not given them any reason for them to.
I'm so so sorry for Nigeria.
ReplyDeletehe must be stupid to give frivolouse exquises
ReplyDeletei@anon11.54..... i concur
ReplyDeleteSpain has the right to deny whoever they want from getting visa, bcuz it's their country! Nigerians have accomplished to get a bad reputation abroad ( oya clap for yourself)! It will only get worse if people don't decide to change! What one does affects everyone else!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 11.48am.all I can say is I LOVE YOU!
ReplyDeleteAfter they summon him,set up a panel to investigate,bla bla bla.next thing we'll hear is silence.nothing.nada.we all know nothing positive will come out of this.
ReplyDeleteHMMM.....THIS WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH...
ReplyDeleteThey bounced my brother yankee visa without even granting interview, maybe we have many diplomatic rows with many nations now.
ReplyDeletelinda i like your blog but your reports could be a little bit more detailed.luvs
ReplyDeletei aint surprised
ReplyDeleteI cant say this is the reason why the athletes were denied visa,but I feel for the athletes cos of the preparations they've made ahead.I want us to know that as individuals,we can change this nation a little @ a time by been the change u desire.Do something that u know in ur own little way can improve our reputation.My own small resolve is to throw waste(pure water nylon and the likes) only in appropiate places.GOD BLESS NIGERIA.
ReplyDeleteLinda, you are asking why?
ReplyDeleteBecause most of the Nigerian delegates will simply run out of camp on the last night of the competition and remain in Spain. Afterwards, they will travel to another Schengen country in Europe. Remember, Spain is a Schengen state and a visa for those boys to enter Spain simply means unhindered entry into all the other Schengen countries.
End of story!
Linda, if you like don't upload my comment...shogbo!
Omo baba says so....
Well said,my thought exactly.!
Deletedey still wana cheat in wat we're officially qualified 4,.... Why do u white men luvz 2 deny us evritin
ReplyDeleteUseless Reps your mate was killed in Jos last week WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT??? mcheww all this 9ja news dey vex me abeg
ReplyDelete@Deekofo LMAO... ur own is to throw pure water nylon in appropriate places... you can do better than that.
ReplyDeleteespanioles somos recistas en selencio idiotas
ReplyDeleteabeg make una no cum dey bobo us 4 here o! Nd huz d idiat writin in spanish language! Mayb na rubbish u dey write sef who knwz!!
ReplyDeleteThese are d implication of having a bad reputation.I don't blame them,we have to learn to behave our selves.I school in diaspora,recently my school has stopped admitting Nigerians as a result of their misbehaviour,crimes of all sort.Imagine students selling heroin and every sort of negative behaviour.
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