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… says “we will not be a landfill
The federal government stated that the recent reduction in the Visa of the United States visa for the Nigerians could be connected to the refusal of Nigeria to accept deportees Venezuelan prisoners and illegal immigrants from the United States.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, made this disclosure during an interview on a private television on Thursday, claiming that the United States, under the administration of the former president Donald Trump, had supported supported pressure on the African nations, including Nigeria, to receive the Venezuelans who were deported – some of their former prisoners.
“The United States are increasing considerable pressure on African countries to accept Venezuelans to be expelled from the United States, some directly from prisons,” said Tuggar. “It will be difficult for Nigeria to accept Venezuelan prisoners.”
He stressed that Nigeria has its challenges to face and cannot act as a landfill for foreign prisoners.
“We have enough problems of ours. We cannot accept Venezuelani deportees in Nigeria for having shouted aloud.
We already have 230 million people, “said the minister in a strongly formulated response, referring to a 1990 rap lyrical by Public Enemy:” Flavor Flav has his own problems, I can’t do anything for you, friend “.
Tuggar’s comments arrived in the midst of public speculation according to which the decision of the United States government to cut the validity of the Nigerian non -immigrant visa for five years just three months was connected to the participation of Nigeria in the Brics summit of 2025, a grouping that includes the rivals of the United States Russia and China.
While rejected the statements relating to BRICS as simplified, the minister suggested that Nigeria’s resistance to the requests of the United States on Venezuelan deportees could be a more plausible explanation for Washington’s intense position.
The United States Department has recently adapted the Policy of Visa for Nigerians, reducing visa over years to five years previously approved by single entry valid for only three months-a move that has aroused a widespread concern among Nigerian travelers and international mobility experts.
The Nigerian government has not yet confirmed whether formal diplomatic commitments with the United States are underway.
However, Tuggar’s declaration is the clearest indication, but bilateral immigration and foreign policy tensions could guide the sudden shift of visa policy.
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