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WE ARE NOT GOING TO REACT TO SPECULATIONS’ -PRESIDENCY SPEAKS ON TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN (1)
Following reports that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, intends to add Nigeria to a list of countries for visa restrictions, the Nigerian presidency has described the reported plan as mere speculations. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement. The seven countries that will reportedly be added to the travel ban list are Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. The Wall Street Journal reports that countries will face bans only on some visa categories. However, the president’s spokesperson who said he had heard the news, dismissed it as speculation. He said, “Yes, we have read the news that the Trump administration is planning to add a host of African, Asian and Eastern European countries to its travel restrictions list as reported by the US media. We are not going to react to speculations. We urge you to wait for us to see what unfolds under the new policy, its scope, its reach, the implications, and its consequences before we react.” Do you think the Nigerian govt should fight the travel ban?
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