US Visa Ban List: See Names Of The Affected Ones…
Newsonspot.com.ng reports that Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, are on US Visa ban list.
Like Governor Bello and GovernorGanduje, a former governor of Edo State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria’s ruling party, Adams Oshiomhole, is among top Nigerians on the US Visa ban list released by the United States Government on Monday.
Similarly, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna, northern Nigeria, 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 scheduled for September 19 if they are involved in electoral malpractice.
Those affected by the latest US Visa ban list have received notification by email and or text messages, it was learnt.
A statement issued on Monday by a spokesperson for the Department of State, Morgan Ortagus, said those issued visa bans received the sanction for undermining democracy in Nigeria.
