The United States of America has
imposed visa ban on politicians,
who it claimed undermined the
conducts of the November 2019
governorship elections in Kogi and
Bayelsa States.
This move is in the run-up to the
September and October 2020
governorship polls in Edo and Ondo
respectively.
The spokesperson for the
Department of State, Morgan
Ortagus, disclosed this in a
statement on Monday.
“In July 2019, we announced the
imposition of visa restrictions on
Nigerians who undermined the
February and March 2019 elections.
“Today, the Secretary of State is
imposing additional visa
restrictions on individuals for their
actions surrounding the November
2019 Kogi and Bayelsa State
elections and in the run up to the
September and October 2020 Edo
and Ondo State elections,” the
statement read in part.
It added that these individuals
whose identities were not revealed,
“operated with impunity at the
expense of the Nigerian people and
have undermined democratic
principles.”
It said the ban was in furtherance of
its commitment to strengthening
democracy in Nigeria .