Chief Executive Officer of TMT Travel and Tour Limited, Ifeanyi Onukwubiri, has commended President Bola Tinubu, for ensuring that the government of the United Arab Emirates lifted the Visa traveling ban placed on Nigerian travelers to the Asian country.

Onukwubiri who spoke to journalists in Owerri on Wednesday over the development said it would improve the both countries’ economies as well as strengthen the bilateral relationship existing between the two nations.

The Founder of traveling agency furthered that apart the peace and security it would foster between the both countries, “the lifting of the visa ban on Nigerian travellers would open new vista of interests in trade and investments as well as in the tourism sector.”

Onukwubiri said ” as a traveling agency, we are pleased by the role president Bola Tinubu played in quickly ensuring that the visa travel ban placed on Nigerian travellers to United Arab Emirates is lifted.

“The ban really affected the economic interests of the both countries and put many Nigerians who have businesses in the UAE in difficult conditions. The both countries interests in trade and investments, security and tourism will now be strengthened by this good news.

“Many Nigerians whose business transactions were put on the hold because of the ban will now dust their visas and their files and resume their businesses. This is a big economic growth for Nigeria as a country and its citizens.

“Just check the opportunities lost in agriculture, tourism, trade, investments, peace and security since the travel ban was placed. Consider the threat to the bilateral relationship between the both countries. You will understand that president Bola Tinubu deserved commendation for working effortlessly to seeing to the lifting of the travel ban.”

Onukwubiri advised Nigerian travellers to the UAE and other countries to always consider the image and the integrity of the country while sojourning in foreign lands.