Following the visa denial to the chairman of Nigeria Governor’s Forum, Governor Fayemi, the Executive Governor of Ekiti State by US Embassy. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State will now lead the Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) delegation to the United States for a meeting facilitated by the Aliko Dangote Foundation in concert with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
A credible source informed newsmen that Fayemi was among some prominent Nigerians placed on visa ban by the United States government over their roles in electoral violence and other issues.
Though the NGF had denied that the governor was denied the visa, a credible source at the US Embassy said the term “administrative process” is a polite way of saying someone is being denied a visa.
According to him, it was the same method applied in the case of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections as well as much other public and private individuals.
“The truth is Governor Fayemi was technically denied a visa. That is what the “administrative process” is. It is a polite way of saying so. Atiku Abubakar was the same administrative process and many other public private persons.”
On whether the trip has been canceled, our source said Governor Tambuwal will now lead the delegation in place of Fayemi. He added that the delegation will depart Nigeria tomorrow.
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“Governor Aminu Tambuwal will now lead the delegation to the US. They leave tomorrow to Seattle, Washington State to meet with Bill Gates.
“Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates have committed so much money to Health Care especially Polio Eradication in Nigeria. Bill Gates Foundation alone has spent over $1billion on it,” he said.
The statement by the NGF had claimed that Fayemi was not denied a Visa but “retrieved his passport because of a crucial speaking engagement at the AfDB Africa Investment Forum in South Africa on Monday, 11th November 2019.”
The statement further read in part: “The Nigeria Governors’ Forum wishes to correct the mischievous report of 247Ureport on the United States’ visa application of its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi.
“The Governor’s visa application was not denied.
“Anyone conversant with US Visa application procedure knows that applicants are now routinely taken through administrative processing before visas are issued.
“When the American Embassy indicated that the visa may not be ready by Friday, 8th November, Dr. Fayemi retrieved his passport because of a crucial speaking engagement at the AfDB Africa Investment Forum in South Africa on Monday, 11th November 2019.”
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