We won’t accept relocation of Palestinians to Africa — Envoy
The Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, has vowed that Palestinians will not accept another Nakba.
The Arabic word Nakba means catastrophe or disaster.
In reference to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the term Nakba or al-Nakba refers to the Palestinians having lost their homeland during and after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
It is thought that around 700,000 people in what is now Israel either fled or were forced from their homes.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja yesterday, Shawesh said Palestinians would not accept being forced out of their home once again by Israel.
According to The Times of Israel, the Israeli government is in talks with Congo and other countries for the “voluntary migration” of Palestinians from Gaza.
This is coming weeks after far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel
The federal government has reviewed its guidelines for recruitment into the Civil Defence, Fire, Correctional and Immigration Services, saying that henceforth, 35 per cent of recruitments into the services would be allocated to women.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this at the end of the meeting of the Board of the Civil Defence, Fire, Correctional and Immigration Services in Abuja yesterday.
He said the 35 per cent allocation of slots
Smotrich called for the return of Jewish settlers to the Gaza Strip after the war and said its Palestinian population should be encouraged to emigrate.
“Israel political leaders are discussing this solution with many African countries but we will not accept another Nakba,” Shawesh said.
The Palatine envoy called on other countries to join South Africa in standing in support of international law and justice by suing Israel for its genocide of the people of Palestine. to women was in line with the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Bola Tinubu.
Tunji-Ojo, who spoke through the secretary of the Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, said the ongoing recruitment into the Federal Fire Service would be based on the new guidelines, which would focus largely on professionalism, gender mainstreaming and federal character principles.
He warned Nigerians interested in applying not to patronise scammers, saying that government was already aware of some scammers who are asking for money for recruitment into the Fire Service.
From left: Dean, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) Tax Faculties, Dr. Mark Abani; President and Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) Mr. Samuel Agbeluyi; Managing Partner, Ascension Consulting Services, Azeez Alatoye; President and Chairman of Council, Association of of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Dr. James Ekerare Neminebe and Coordinating Director, Compliance Support Group, Mathew Olusanya during a joint workshop on the 2024 National Budget organized by ANAN in collaboration with CITN in Abuja today.
35% of recruitments into NCoS, Immigration, others for women - FG