{"id":916,"date":"2023-01-26T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=916"},"modified":"2023-01-26T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:45:00","slug":"us-blocks-entry-to-those-undermining-democracy-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=916","title":{"rendered":"US blocks entry to those \u201cundermining\u201d democracy in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Antony Blinken is the US secretary of state\/Nigeria visa restrictions\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"470\" is_main_img=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Antony-Blinken-.jpg?resize=744%2C470&amp;ssl=1\" style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; font-family: Nunito; font-size: 13px; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; width: 780px;\" width=\"744\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2f34; font-family: Nunito; font-size: 15px; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 30px;\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px auto 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; z-index: 2;\"><\/div>\n<p data-test style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">The United States on Wednesday said it is restricting entry to people \u201cbelieved to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria\u201d and their family members in the run-up to that country\u2019s elections next month.<\/p>\n<p data-test style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">\u201cAdditional persons who undermine the democratic process in Nigeria \u2013 including in the lead-up to, during and following Nigeria\u2019s 2023 elections \u2013 may be found ineligible for US visas under this policy,\u201d said a statement from the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken.<span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-test style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will step down after serving two four-year terms and hand over to the winner of a 25 February 2023 ballot or run-off.<\/p>\n<p data-test style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Nigeria, Africa\u2019s largest economy, is facing unprecedented insecurity in which its independent electoral commission has been targeted by violence, including the bombing last month of its headquarters in Imo State, south-eastern Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p data-test style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">\u201cThe decision to impose visa restrictions reflects the commitment of the United States to support Nigerian aspirations to combat corruption and strengthen democracy and the rule of law,\u201d Blinken wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 6px auto; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; z-index: 2;\"><\/div>\n<p data-test style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">The visa restrictions are aimed at \u201ccertain individuals and are not directed at the Nigerian people or the Government of Nigeria\u201d, Blinken added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 6px auto; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; z-index: 2;\"><\/div>\n<p data-test style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">The statement did not name any specific targets of the new policy, which would make individuals ineligible to travel to the United States.<\/p>\n<p data-test style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px; outline: none; padding: 0px;\">Source: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\/\">www.asaaseradio.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The United States on Wednesday said it is restricting entry to people \u201cbelieved to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria\u201d and their family members in the run-up to that country\u2019s elections next month. \u201cAdditional persons who undermine the democratic process in Nigeria \u2013 including in the lead-up to, during and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-foreign","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US blocks entry to those \u201cundermining\u201d democracy in Nigeria - Gh-newsbay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=916\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US blocks entry to those \u201cundermining\u201d democracy in Nigeria - Gh-newsbay\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 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