Mother appeals to Ahern over asylum plea

A NIGERIAN mother facing deportation has visited the Oireachtas to plead for Justice Minister Dermot Ahern to reconsider her request for asylum.

Pamela Izevbekhai is fighting a deportation order through the Irish and European Courts. Yesterday she briefed representatives of the political parties in Leinster House.

Outside she expressed her wish for Mr Ahern to grant a dispensation for her and her two children, Naomi, 7, and Jemima, 6.