Nigeria Foreign Minister said USA was Pressing African countries to accept Venezuelan deporteessome recent prison, but that the most populous country in Africa could not host them due to their own problems.
The president’s government Donald Trump He asked this week to five African presidents who visited the White House that waited for migrants from other countries when they are deported by the United States, two authorities familiar with discussions told Reuters.
Yusuf Tuggar, Nigerian Foreign Minister, told the local channels TV that Nigeria could not accept it.
“We must also bear in mind that the United States is exerting considerable pressure on African countries to accept that Venezuelans be deported in the United States, some directly from jail,” he said from Brazil, where he was at a summit of the BRICS.
“It will be difficult for a country like Nigeria to accept Venezuelan prisoners in Nigeria. We already have enough problems,” he said, taking into account the 230 million inhabitants of his country.
The White House did not respond to the requests for comments. Since he returned to power in January, Trump has pressed to accelerate deportations, even sending migrants to third countries when there are problems or delays to send them to their countries of origin.
This week, the presidents of Liberia, Senegal, Mauritania and Gabón received in the White House. According to an American representative and another Liberiano, he presented the plan for African countries to welcome immigrants from other countries when they are deported by the United States.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that an internal document of the State Department sent to African governments before the meeting asked them to accept the “decent, safe and timely transfer from the United States” of nationals from third countries.
By Macdonald Dzirutwe, from Reuters Agency
Source: Ambito
