In view of the 2023 general elections, The United States of America says it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence in Nigeria.

America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr Michael Gonzales,issued the warning at an international conference with the theme, ‘United States Policy and Nigeria’s National Decisions in the 2023 Elections’, held at Johns Hopkins University, United States.

Gonzales, while speaking at conference said the United States government “will continue to use our messaging, as well as other diplomatic channels at our disposal, including visa restrictions, where warranted, to dissuade those who may be tempted to use violence to undermine Nigeria’s democratic process.”

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He further reiterated US government’s commitment to working with Nigeria to uphold its conventions toward ensuring a peaceful power transition in 2023.

The conference, moderated by Dr Ndubuisi Nwokolo, a partner at Nextier and Honorary Research Fellow, School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, among other global scholars, therefore, stated that Nigeria should maintain existing political conventions that guarantee peace. 

Other event moderators at the conference were Dr Carl LeVan, (Professor, School of International Service, American University and Chair, Comparative and Regional Studies) and Dr Darren Kew (Professor of Conflict Resolution, University of Massachusetts, Boston and Executive Director of Centre for Peace, Democracy and Development.

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The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said the President’s directive that ministers, heads of agencies and other appointees seeking elective offices should resign their appointments, is not in line with the section 84 of the Electoral Act.

He also said the president would not investigate how aspirants got the whopping sums of money they spent on buying the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) forms.

Shehu in his statement pointed out that President Muhammadu Buhari while giving his directives made no reference to section 84, but simply gave the directive and believed it’s clear that as the head of the executive arm of government, he owns the executive authority and power to decide.

The presidential spokesperson further revealed that the President would hold a farewell meeting with the departing ministers on Friday at 10 am.

Adamu Garba, a former Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed the ruling party’s flag from his office following the announcement of his resignation from the party.

Adamu who took to his official twitter handle to share a video of him removing APC flag from his office said “We joined APC for the sake of Nigerians, now that all is not looking straight. We believe only Allah is the Guarantor & Grantor of Authority. He never ever gives up on a the betterment of humans. Trusting in Him, following His Guide, we bow out of APC in peace. The flag is down”

Adamu in a tweet on Wednesday 12 disclosed that he has join the YPP to deliver a deal for nigeria.