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The Democracy Vanguard of Nigeria in Diaspora (DVND) has called on the United States to impose a visa ban on those senators that opposed electronic transmission of election results in Nigeria.
Led by Comrade Timothy Sule, the group also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold assent to the amended Electoral Amendment Act.
The affected lawmakers are the 52 that voted against the initiative and the 28 others that abstained. The appeal was contained in a letter dated July 18, 2021 and addressed to the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, copies which were sent to United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, Acting Assistant Secretary, Ambassador Robert Godec and Deputy Assistant Secretary, Akunna Cook.
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Wed Jul 21 2021
A group called Democracy Vanguard of Nigeria in Diaspora (DVND) has written to the United States of America through its Nigerian Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard, asking the US authorities to place Visa ban on 80 senators who allegedly voted against the electronic transmission of election results in Nigeria.
The group also asked President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold assent to any Electoral Act Amendment Bill that does not support transmission of election results electronically.
The six-page letter dated July 19, 2021, signed by President of the group, Timothy Sule, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, said the 80 senators included 52 that allegedly voted against the electronic transmission of results and 28 senators that were absent at the red chamber on the voting day.
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