The United States (US) has announced a visa ban on “specific individuals in Nigeria for undermining the democratic process in a recent Nigerian election”.
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| 2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar |
The announced was made by the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on Wednesday 25 January, 2023.
Blinken buttressed, the “visa restrictions” announced are “specific to certain individuals and are not directed at the Nigerian people or the Government of Nigeria”.
2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has come out to support the “visa restrictions” by the US government.
Atiku wrote: “I welcome the United States visa ban on anti-democratic elements whose actions seek to undermine the 2023 elections in Nigeria.
“I encourage other established democracies to follow suit to ensure that there’s no hiding place for the enemies of our democracy.”
