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United States Government finally reacts to Atiku’s accusations

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6 years ago

October 18, 2018

The United States government have finally responded to the accusations by PDP presidential flagbearer Atiku Abubakar that it banned President Muhammadu Buhari from entering the United States of America for sometime due to his religious beliefs.
Speaking through Nick Sadoski, an official of the Department of State, the American Government said it would also not discuss the reasons Atiku is being denied entry into the US. Two weeks ago, Atiku, in an interview with The Boss magazine, disclosed that the US had barred Buhari from the US for 15 years due to his religious beliefs.

The Presidency had issued a statement, debunking Atiku’s claim. Sadoski told Punch, “Due to US privacy laws, visa cases are considered confidential. We do not discuss specific cases.“Unfortunately, I don’t have anything further to add at this time.
“Regarding questions about visas, due to US privacy laws, visa cases are considered confidential and we do not discuss private cases.”

Meanwhile, The Minister Of Informations Alhaji Lai Mohamed has revealed the Executive order (E06) invoked by President Muhammadu Buhari which has prevented 50 prominent Nigerians from travelings not a Political witch hunt.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the clarification at the Chatham House, a UK-based Royal Institute of International Affairs chaired by Dr Alex Vines (OMR).
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made a presentation on the topic: “Nigeria’s National Unity: Towards Participation and Shared Values”, stressed that the Order was to strengthen the anti-corruption fight of the administration and not to witch-hunt any political opponents.
He said that the Order was being misconstrued by naysayers and those who were beneficiaries of the past corruption-laden regimes. “The facts are very simple. Sometimes in July, the President, in the exercise of his constitutional powers signed the Executive Order 6 to strengthen the anti-corruption fight.

“In that order, the various corruption cases being investigated were listed and appendix. “As soon as the Order was proclaimed, some people went to court to challenge it.“Because of the pending case, the government suspended its implementation.
“But last week, the court ruled in favour of the government and the government said that it is time to start its implementation,” he said.