President Muhammadu Buhari
The Nigerian government through the presidency has reacted to the
reported planned imposition of visa restrictions on some African and
Asian countries including Nigeria by America’s government led by
President Donald Trump.
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity has issued a statement in Abuja on Wednesday on behalf of the
government.
Some local traditional media organisations including online
publications quoted foreign media outfits on Tuesday that the Donald
Trump administration had concluded plans to add seven countries across
the world, including Nigeria, to the country’s travel ban list.
The affected countries included Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania and
Eritrea from Africa while Kyrgyzstan and Belarus from Eastern Europe and
Myanmar from Asia.
The presidential aide, however, said: ”Yes, we have read the
news that the Trump administration is planning to add a host of African,
Asian and Eastern European countries to its travel restrictions list as
reported by the U.S. media.
”We are not going to react to speculations. We urge you to wait
for us to see what unfolds under the new policy, its scope, its reach,
the implications, and its consequences before we react.”