Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, yesterday,
said the Federal Government was yet to receive any official statement
from its British counterpart over the 3,000 Pounds Sterling cash bond
for first-time visa applicants from Nigeria and five other Commonwealth
countries.
The other countries are India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
A
statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Ogbole Ode, said: “Federal
Government has already conveyed its objection to the bond payment to the
UK government, when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador
Olugbenga Ashiru, summoned the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr.
Andrew Pocock, to Tafawa Balewa House on June 25.
“If and when a
communication to that effect is received, Federal Government will take
appropriate steps to reflect its national interest.”
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