DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Na June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump don drop another travel ban wey go affect citizens from 12 countries wey mostly dey for Africa and the Middle East. This na old gist wey we don hear before, abeg! Na to protect the national security of the United States e talk say him dey do am.
Dis new travel ban gree apply to people wey come from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Na wah! No be small matter o, and e go affect the entry of citizens from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela too.
According to Trump, the reason wey dem dey ban these countries na because of “terrorism-related” and “public-safety” risks wey dey waka around from dia side. Na so he take hint the American people say dem no wan foreign nationals wey no fit vet well well enter dia yard.
The ban go commence from June 9, 2025, by 12:01 a.m. E no get end date — so you fit imagine say the saga go continue for some time. E no be new thing for Trump as him don do similar travel bans during him first term before.
In video wey he post for social media, Trump link the new ban to one terror attack wey happen for Boulder, Colorado, where the suspect wey do am na from Egypt. But guess wetin? Egypt no dey inside the ban list. Na so e be, wahala everywhere!
Omo, wetin we go learn for dis new travel ban? E mean say if you dey from the countries wey dey banned and you no get valid visa, better make you plan your life well well, because this one be serious matter. Even those wey don get legal residence for the U.S. no go get wahala, but even small visa holders go dey face wahala as well.
Trump yan say, “We don’t want them!” as e dey face the world, but people wey dey follow this law don dey shout say e no dey about national security at all. Na actually to create divisions and vilify communities wey dey seek better life inside America.
As e be now, the African Union Commission don drop statement wey dey express concern say dis ban fit shatter relationships and business connections between U.S. and dem countries. Na wah o! Wetin we go do again?
Dem don talk say the list fit change if these countries fit show some serious improvement with dia current rules. Na so e go dey! We go just dey watch how e go be and hope say dem fit come to dia senses.
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