Atiku banned from entering United States

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NEWS United States Speak On Banning Atiku From Entering Their Country Published on 09.10.2018nBy Busayo Okunloye

Uncovered: Issues On Atiku's Ban From United States

In the on-going charge that the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar, might be a needed man in the United States, the nation has reacted.

In a mail sent in by the US Department of Justice, it denied having any record that shows that Nigeria's previous Vice President has a pending claim in the US.

The representative for the US DOJ, Peter Carr stated, "Thank you for contacting us. I have checked general society court records, and they don't demonstrate bodies of evidence documented against a respondent named Atiku Abubakar."

This was expressed as a reaction to Punch's ask for data on whether Abubakar is needed in the US regarding any issue of illegal tax avoidance.

The mail likewise requested that the office affirm whether Abubakar has been restricted from entering the US and if there is any court body of evidence against him concerning the Halliburton embarrassment which brought about the conviction of a US official, William Jefferson.

Inquired as to whether the facts demonstrate that the ex-VP was restricted from entering the US, the American authority said the issue was secret.

He stated, "Visa issues are classified under segment 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In the event that your inquiry is particularly about passage – not about visas fundamentally – I would allude you to the US Customs and Border Protection."

A week ago, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, had suggested that Abubakar was maintaining a strategic distance from a visit to the US since he may be accused of an instance of illegal tax avoidance.