Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno State, has alleged that a testimony by a Benue-based reverend before the US Congress has prompted legislation that could designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and impose damaging sanctions.
Speaking during an interview with Channels TV, Senator Ndume explained how the testimony has influenced American lawmakers. “A particular reverend from Benue went before the US Congress and now Ted Cruz is coming up with a bill to designate Nigeria specifically as CPC (Country of Particular Concern) and also to impose certain sanctions,” he said.
The senator outlined the severe consequences such sanctions would have on Nigeria’s security capabilities. “And this has far-reaching effects, not only on Muslims, so to say, but on Nigerians, because that means, as we are fighting this war, the majority of the things that we use at the Nigerian Army and security agencies come from overseas. We don’t even manufacture a bullet in Nigeria,” Senator Ndume explained.
He warned that cutting off military supplies could worsen the country’s security crisis. “So you see, when you have sanctions against a country like that—when now, even with those equipment, we are still battling with the issue of insecurity in the country, and it seems to be even spreading all over—so if you have that kind of blockage of not having a supply of what the armed forces need, I don’t know. I don’t want to imagine,” he stated.
Senator Ndume also described how the designation would affect ordinary Nigerians traveling abroad. “So it has a heavy implication, not only on our reputation but on our diplomatic relations. If you come into America and they see your Nigerian passport, they will start running a check. Instead of you spending, like, 15 minutes at the airport, it may take you a day, or you may not even be able to go in, because if they designate you as somebody of particular concern or politically exposed, then you are done,” he said. See, More, Here>>>>
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