Don’t Punish Nigerians For Buhari’s Deficiencies, Atiku Tells Trump

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has urged the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to reconsider his immigration ban on Nigerians.

Atiku, on Saturday, stated that the failures of the Federal Government-led by President Muhammadu Buhari led to the ban.

Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan were imposed with travel ban by the Donald Trump administration.

The PDP Presidential candidate in the last election urged Trump to consider the history of US-Nigeria relationship, while noting that Nigeria is the biggest trading partner America has in Africa.

In his words, “I urge the government of President Donald Trump to consider the history of US-Nigerian relationships. Nigeria was one of the few African nations that joined the US-led collation during the Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1991, when the US championed the liberation of Kuwait.

“The Trump administration may also consider the pivotal role Nigeria, in partnership with the US, played in bringing peace to Liberia, an American sphere of influence, that now enjoys democracy because Nigerian blood and money paved the way for peace in that nation.

“The current Nigerian administration may have its deficiencies and deep faults, but the Nigerian people ought not to be punished for their inefficiencies.

“Once again, I call on President Trump to consider adopting measures that individually target those in government who have failed in their duties, rather than target the entire Nigerian population.”

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