America Bars Orubebe, Ansari Dokubo And Others

America has declared a former Minister of Niger

Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, Rivers State

Governor-elect, Nyesom Wike, former militant

commanders, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, Government

Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) and several other

persons who either encouraged violence through

inciteful comments or interfered with the

electoral process during the last general

elections as persona non-grata, meaning that

they are barred from entering the United States

and subjected to visa sanctions. 

Though the US government did not specifically

name those it intends to punish for their actions

before, during and after the elections, Orubebe,

Wike, Tompolo, Asari-Dokubo, First Lady

Patience Jonathan, Katsina State Governor,

Ibrahim Shema and several other major political

actors made national news headlines by their

heated comments and actions. 

According to Greenbarge Reporters, the US

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs,

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who disclosed this in

an article captioned ‘When Nigeria decides,

Nigeria wins,’ hailed Nigerians for participating

peacefully and enthusiastically in the electoral

process which culminated in the election of

General Muhammadu Buhari of the opposition All

Progressives Congress (APC).

The Assistant Secretary of State, who was also

one of the international observers that monitored

the elections, noted the commitments made by

President Goodluck Jonathan, who lost his

reelection bid and Buhari to work together in

order to ensure a peaceful and smooth transition

to the new government. She warned Nigerians

that the next phase will be critical

Source: ThisDay