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Atiku Begs US To Lift Ban On Immigrant Visa Restrictions On Nigeria

Atiku Abubakar

Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the United States of America to unban the immigrant visa ban on Nigeria among other countries.

In a statement today, February 1, Atiku who said that he received the US message with  sadness, gave reasons why such policy should be rescinded.

He stressed that the ban does not take into account the pro-American sentiments of the Nigerian public and the solidarity previous Nigerian administrations have had with the United States.

“I urge the government of President Donald Trump to consider the history of US-Nigerian relationships. Nigeria was one of the few African nations that joined the US led coalition during Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1991, when the United States championed the liberation of Kuwait.

“The Trump administration may also consider the pivotal role Nigeria, in partnership with the US, played in bringing peace to Liberia, an American sphere of influence, that now enjoys democracy because Nigerian blood and money paved the way for peace in that nation.

“Nigeria has also consistently voted in support of the United States and her allies at the United Nations and other multi-lateral world bodies. This is even as we are perhaps the biggest trading partner that the United States has in Africa, even where we had alternatives.

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“Nigerians love the United States and have been a major force for the positive development of that great nation: 77 per cent of all Black doctors in the United States are Nigerians. Nigerians are also the most educated immigrant community in America BAR NONE. Surely, the US stands to benefit if it allows open borders with a country like Nigeria that is able to provide skilled, hardworking and dedicated personnel in a two-way traffic.

“The current Nigerian administration may have its deficiencies and deep faults, but the Nigeria people ought not to be punished for their inefficiencies.”

Atiku, who is Nigeria’s former Vice President, called on President Trump to consider adopting measures that individually target those in government who have failed in their duties, rather than target the entire Nigerian population.

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