2019 elections: US imposes visa restrictions on culpable Nigerians (Punch)

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians for undermining the democratic process in the country during the 2019 general elections.

It explained that the affected individuals, who were not identified, operated with impunity at the expense of Nigerians and undermined democratic principles and human rights.

Those affected include individuals indicted for electoral violence, rigging and other anti-democratic activities before, during and after the 2019 elections.

The spokesman for the US Department of State, Morgan Ortagus, who disclosed this in a statement in Washington on Tuesday, explained that the visa restrictions would affect Nigerians believed to be responsible for undermining democracy in Nigeria. Read more

 

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