According to US officials, more Nigerian politicians may be included on the visa ban list after the Edo governorship election if they are involved in electoral malpractice.

A former governor of Edo State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, is among top Nigerians slammed with a visa ban by the United States Government on Monday, SaharaRepoters has learnt.

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, are also among those affected by the latest US sanction, it was gathered.

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna on the other hand had his own visa ban extended.

He has been banned from entering the US since 2010 over a graft case.

According to US officials, more Nigerian politicians may be included on the visa ban list after the Edo governorship election if they are involved in electoral malpractice.
Those affected by the latest visa ban have received notification by email and or text messages, it was learnt.

A statement by spokesperson for the Department of State, Morgan Ortagus, on Monday said those issued visa bans received the sanction for undermining democracy in Nigeria.

It reads, “In July 2019, we announced the imposition of visa restrictions on Nigerians who undermined the February and March 2019 elections. Today, the Secretary of State is imposing additional visa restrictions on individuals for their actions surrounding the November 2019 Kogi and Bayelsa states elections and in the run up to the September and October 2020 Edo and Ondo states elections.

“These individuals have so far operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian people and have undermined democratic principles.

“The Department of State emphasises that the actions announced today are specific to certain individuals and not directed at the Nigerian people. This decision reflects the Department of State’s commitment to working with the Nigerian Government to realise its expressed commitment to end corruption and strengthen democracy, accountability, and respect for human rights."

SOURCE: SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK

Yes. No wonder you hardly see Oshiomole abroad.

The disadvantage of these bans is that FBI will put an eye on you. The allied states like U.K, France, Germany and Canada may join the ban.

No medical trips, it could be extended to all family members. Abacha had all his entire cabinet with family members banned

It could be extended to asset/account freeze

If any of them catch headache they die here

Naso

Hmmm

Gandollar has got US dollars in his babariga pockets, so let his USA be with him in Kano. The guys who compiled the list are genius. They should extend it to cover their family members. I'm awaiting the batch B of the list, e dey like say na there Ize Iyamu name go dey, since his godfather's name is already cooling off there.

Very good
Let them stay here

Good one.

All Nigerian political leaders should be on that list for everything they have done in undermining the development of this country and youths in particular.

Who'd want to go to Trump's America anyway, where a black people are shot 7 times and the president found it necessary to only survey damage to property when he visited the area of the shooting?

Fake news from sowore....
Wike, amechi, uzodima , obaseki nko?

If they were Ban in USA there are other countries to travel better than US. If Bubu is included I can take them serious

MalcoImX:
Who'd want to go to Trump's America anyway, where a black person would be shot 7 times and the president found it necessary to only survey damage to property when he visited the area?

oga you're on your own. 99.9% of Nigerian citizens would prefer being in the United States to staying in this shithole you call a country.

Nice one from America

They should lobby their european counterparts to extend the ban also....

Oshiomole.. Ganduje etc are thieves

Very good


Faces of criminals....

Nice one from the US, atleast they will have limited access to their mansions and investments over there

richiemcgold:

oga you're on your own. 99.9% of Nigerian citizens would prefer being in the United States to staying in this shithole you call a country.

It's a shithole to you and trump, but ask any Nigerian who is in your racist USA and he wouldn't call Nigeria a shithole.

Thank you America for coming to the rescue of Nigerian masses.