The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, possesses a valid US visa and is free to enter the country until November 2023 when his visa, issued in 2021, is due a renewal, an investigation has revealed.
The revelation, confirmed in a response by Tunde Rahman, media advisor to the candidate, debunks an earlier claim by a fringe blog in which the candidate was alleged to have been denied a visa application request to enter the United States.
Mr. Rahman described the story as ‘original fake news deserving no response’.
He said: “Oga, it’s an original fake news. HE Asíwájú was not and has never been denied US visa. He has a two-year valid visa that was renewed last November. Two years is the maximum any Nigerian can get.”
“It’s a ridiculous post by a non-existent news online. You know one can’t really be taking issues with a non-existent platform. The fake story was attributed to Nigerian Concord newspaper. The Concord as you know closed shop many years ago!”
Meanwhile, the former Lagos governor has maintained his strong ties with the international and diplomatic community, daily receiving envoys and foreign ambassadors, including those of the United States, seeking engagement on the 2023 general elections which he is widely predicted to win.