Nigerian experts in international relations have expressed
mixed reactions following the issuance of executive order
by new United States (US) president, Joe Biden, reversing
the ban placed on Nigerian citizens and those of other
Muslim majority countries.
Just hours after he was sworn-in, Biden signed about 17
executive orders, one of which was lifting the ban slammed
by his predecessor, Donald Trump.

According to The New York Times, Biden has directed the
state department to restart visa processing for individuals
from the affected countries and to find other ways to
address the harm caused to those who were prevented from
coming to the US because of the ban.
The Muslim ban placed by Trump initially restricted travel
from seven Muslim-majority nations: Iran, Iraq, Libya,
Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It later included Nigeria,
Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania and North Korea.
Reacting to the reversal of the ban, Nigeria’s former vice
president Atiku Abubakar, lauded the decision, adding that it
shows Biden was prepared to match his campaign words
with action.
Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, told LEADERSHIP on Thursday
that, “Atiku was happy about the decision and he hopes that
will also open opportunities for Biden to also intervene in
the area of security to help Nigeria to fight the insurgency in
the North east.”
However, international affairs analyst, Majeed Dahiru, said it
could be a hasty decision because of the growing threat of
radical Islamists and their dangerous ideology around the
world, stressing that Trump was very realistic in
implementing the ban.
“For me as a Muslim, Trump’s ban on Muslim countries was
like a shock therapy to propel the Muslim world to begin to
look inwards for some contentious issues that have led to
the rise of radical Islam as well as the ongoing jihad
movement not only in the Muslim world but around the
entire world,” Dahiru said.
Also reacting, a senior lecturer with the department of
International Relations in the Baze University, Abuja, Dr
Mukthar Imam said: “Why are our citizens having mass
exodus of especially our professionals’ such as doctors,
engineers and others, from our country? Why are our people
dying in the deserts of Libya because they want to get to
Europe? These are the questions our leaders must answer
so that our people can translate our human resources into
useful wealth for our country. We should not be celebrating
the lifting of the travel ban because the exodus of our
people to other countries may not translate into any value
for the Nigerian GDP.” https://leadership.ng/reactions-trail-bidens-reversal-of-travel-ban-on-nigerians-others/
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Good one BIDEN pls i need donations to travel to America just to go only to slap Donald Trump and come back

"Nigeria and those of other Muslim majority countries".

Point of correction: Nigeria is NOT a Muslim majority country.

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Oga op, abeg format that thing well.

Right now we extol individualism and abhor nationalism. Nationality has failed us. If you have what it takes to migrate, don't look back because the patient dog is dying of hunger. Uwa bu otu mbia.



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