The United States Government has said that the Visa restriction placed on some Nigerians is not targeted at the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the US, the Visa restriction is placed on some people who undermined Nigeria’s democracy by their actions.
The announcement of the visa restriction on some prominent Nigerians by the US government led to the emergence of an unverified list of affected persons.
Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, in reaction to the list, posted on his Facebook page that he did not apply for a US visa.
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Also, it was said that an unnamed Senator from the ruling All Progressives Congress APC was turned down when he went for the US Visa interview.
But the US government said it would not disclose the names, adding that Visa issues are confidential.
It would be recalled that In a January 24th public statement, the US government had announced that it would consider consequences, including visa restrictions for individuals who undermined the Nigerian democratic process or organized violence around the elections.
