Swiss Embassy Grants Edibe Visa

The Swiss Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday granted entry visa into that country to highly-respected Nigerian Assistant Referee, Peter Elgam Edibe.

 Edibe stood the risk of missing an important FIFA course which would determine those to be considered for the final cut for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, following the intransigence of the Embassy.

Despite the well-travelled arbiter presenting all necessary valid documents, including letters and a return ticket from the world football-governing body, the Swiss Embassy had told him his application had come too late.

However, the Embassy eventually requested him to ask FIFA to route his ticket away from the Shengen zone, in order to be considered.

FIFA then sent Edibe another return ticket, and Tuesday evening, he was granted visa into Switzerland, for the seminar that started on Thursday. “I am very happy. The Embassy has issued me visa into Switzerland.

I will be departing on Wednesday,” an excited Peter Edibe said on the phone.

 The official will now fly out of Nigeria to Nairobi aboard Kenyan Airways on Wednesday morning, before connecting a Swiss Air flight to Zurich in the evening.