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Don’t Punish Nigerians for Buhari’s government failure – Atiku to Trump

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  • Atiku Abubakar has expressed sadness over the move to ban Nigeria
  • He urged President Donald Trump to consider the history of US-Nigerian relationships
  • He said Nigerians in the United States have been a major force for the positive development

Several reactions have started pouring in after Trump administration approved a visa ban on Nigeria. One notable person to have reacted is former vice president, Atiku Abubakar.

The visa restriction for Nigerian along with 5 other countries was announced by the US Department of Homeland Security.

In response to this, Atiku Abubakar released a statement saying, “I received with sadness the policy of the government of the United States of America to place Nigeria on its travel ban list.”

He went on to state that he understands that the reason for the ban was due to the failure of Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to address terrorism.

“While I understand the reasons given by the Trump administration (the failure of the Muhammadu Buhari led administration to share information and to address issues of terrorism), the ban does not take into account the pro-American sentiments of the Nigerian public and the solidarity previous Nigerian administrations have had with the United States”, the former vice president said.

He went further to remind Trump of the good relations Nigeria and America has enjoyed over the years.

He said, “I urge the government of President Donald Trump to consider the history of US-Nigerian relationships. Nigeria was one of the few African nations that joined the US-led coalition during Operation Desert Storm between 1990-1991 when the United States championed the liberation of Kuwait.”

“The Trump administration may also consider the pivotal role Nigeria, in partnership with the US, played in bringing peace to Liberia, an American sphere of influence, that now enjoys democracy because Nigerian blood and money paved the way for peace in that nation”, he continued.

“Nigeria has also consistently voted in support of the United States and her allies at the United Nations and other multilateral world bodies. This is even as we are perhaps the biggest trading partner that the United States has in Africa, even where we had alternatives” he added.

He said Nigerians must not be punished for the faults and deficiencies of the current administration; the Buhari-led administration.

“The current Nigerian administration may have its deficiencies and deep faults, but the Nigeria people ought not to be punished for their inefficiencies,” Atiku said.

He urged President Trump to target those in government that have failed in their duties.

“Once again, I call on President Trump to consider adopting measures that individually target those in government who have failed in their duties, rather than target the entire Nigerian population,” he concluded.

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