Senator Shehu Sani has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to impose travel ban on Americans if President Donald Trump signs Visa ban against Nigerians.
ExpressiveInfo reported earlier that the Trump administration is considering sweeping travel restrictions that could bar citizens of Nigeria and 35 other countries from entering the U.S. Read more here.
Reacting to the news, Shehu Sani has urged Tinubu to impose a retaliatory travel ban on Americans in response.
He shared his thoughts on the issue via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle.
“The US should not ban Nigerians from travelling to their country. There is no reason to do that. We don’t fall into the category of those countries they consider as threats. But if they eventually ban us, our country should respond with similar gesture,” Sani said.
“However, there are those of us who appreciate the peace and dignity of our villages and mud houses than going to live in places where we are not welcomed.”
The countries that new travel ban, when signed, will affect, includes: Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Democratic Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Ethiopia; Egypt; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Kyrgyzstan; Liberia; Malawi; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; South Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Tonga; Tuvalu; Uganda; Vanuatu; Zambia; and Zimbabwe.
The Trump administration expressed concern about weak identity systems and “the availability of citizenship by monetary investment without a requirement of residency” and alleged “antisemitic and anti-American activity in the United States” by nationals from some of the listed countries.
