Ngige Bemoans US Visa Ban
Calls for review
Dr. Chris Ngige, Nigeria’s Labour minister
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said the inclusion of Nigeria in the list of countries under the US travel ban was a shock to the country.
He described the ban as unwarranted because of the contribution of Nigerian professionals to the US economy.
The minister spoke during the visit of the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, to his office, just as the ambassador said the ban was temporary.
Leonard had said the visa ban could be resolved between the two countries if certain conditions were met by the Nigerian government.
According to her, Nigeria needed to eet information-sharing goals before the decision would be reversed by the US.
She said the ban was based on US concerns over the need for information sharing and not about character definition.
