{"id":86709,"date":"2018-07-08T21:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T20:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=86709"},"modified":"2018-07-08T21:49:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T20:49:04","slug":"president-buhari-hails-thailand-cave-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/president-buhari-hails-thailand-cave-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari hails Thailand cave rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday commended the Government of Thailand and international volunteers in the current efforts to rescue 12 children and their coach trapped in a cave for more than two weeks.<\/p>\n
The President, who gave the commendation in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Sunday, noted that the victims were trapped with imminent risks of starvation and death.<\/p>\n
Shehu stated that the President was reacting to ongoing rescue efforts which were already yielding positive results.<\/p>\n
Buhari said Thailand had inspired other developing nations that, despite limited resources, a people could achieve success through their efforts towards emergency response.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201dIn a globalised world, the bond of our common humanity is getting stronger day by day.<\/p>\n
\u201dAlthough, Thailand is located thousands of miles away from us, we in Nigeria share the pains and difficulties of these trapped teenagers, who face imminent danger to their lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way the international community responded with empathy and enthusiasm, is evidence that our common humanity is greater than our differences.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we perceive the victims as our own children, we are bound to identify with the trapped kids and be moved to action.\u201d<\/p>\n
President Buhari said he was greatly inspired by the response of the Thai government to the crisis as well as and the dedication and enthusiasm of the rescue teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday commended the Government of Thailand and international volunteers in the current efforts to rescue 12 children and their coach trapped in a cave for more than two weeks. The President, who gave the commendation in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":82701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[20554,44777],"yoast_head":"\n