US Embassy Requested to Enforce Visa Ban on Edo Governor Okpebholo for making threat

"A coalition of concerned Nigerians has petitioned the United States Embassy to impose a visa ban on Edo State Governor, Okpebholo, and his family members over alleged issuance of threats to perceived political opponents.

The petition, signed by prominent civil society organizations, cites instances of intimidatory language and actions attributed to the governor, which they claim undermine the country's democratic fabric. The petitioners argued that such actions violate the principles of human rights and freedom of expression, and as such, the governor and his family should be denied entry into the United States. The US Embassy has been urged to take prompt action on the petition, sending a strong signal that the international community will not tolerate authoritarianism and human rights abuses by public officials."