A Facebook user, Mr. Aliyu Nuhu has explained why the Canadian High Commission denied the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and other top military officers visas to travel to Canada for an official programme.
According to Nuhu, the military officers were denied visas because they allegedly failed to bring along with their application a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to show their trip was official and approved by the President.
Essentially, a note verbale is a specific type of official document needed in international relations, typically used to convey information or make a request in a less formal way than a full diplomatic note.
Nuhu, therefore, blamed the military officers for their own embarrassment in the hands of the Canadian High Commission officials, chiding them for improper behaviour in a foreign country’s embassy “just because they are generals.
“…But we like drama and are used to impunity. Simply because they are generals, we (they) expected Canada to give them visa on self-recognition. And the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, who is not a diplomat, was raining abuses on Canada instead of allowing the Minister of Foreign Affairs to sort out the issue,” Nuhu chided.
While noting that each General would ordinarily be given a tourist visa to Canada without too many hassles, Nuhu pointed out that the officers came as “a military delegation that must be explained and approved by the country.”
“And the media didn’t help matters with its misleading headlines. Because a note verbale is requested doesn’t mean that a visa will not be given. We think everyone is like us,” Nuhu remonstrated.
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