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NIGERIA: U.S. Embassy Ruins African Sprint Queen Blessing Okagbare's Honeymoon
http://www.africaeagle.com/2014/11/nigeria-us-embassy-ruins-african-sprint.html
The US embassy in Abuja has rocked the boat for African sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare who recently got married to her heart-throb Igho Otegheri.
Okagbare and her footballer husband, planned to travel to Angeles where the double sprint 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist is based. But Otegheri was denied a visa, something that left Okagbare distraught and confused. Okagbare trains with American coach, John Smith in Los Angles and was hoping that her husband who won four caps with the Eagles will be around at her weakest moments. Okabgare is billed to resume training for the next years Championships in Beijing China.
"I feel so bad that Embassy would turn down the visa request by my husband to travel with me to Los Angeles.
"I have resumed training for the season and I have to go back to my base (Los Angeles) with my husband so that I can concentrate.
"I have sent copies of my documents, including my Permit in Los Angeles to them so as to facilitate my husband's traveling with me to the States, but they refused. Help me appeal to them to grant him visa because it won't be easy for me to shuttle between Nigeria and the States every time.
"I have to concentrate on my training and the only way to do so is to have my husband with me in the States. I have been so sad since my husband returned from Abuja with this bad news. They have to do something about it," she lamented.
Source: Vanguard
Okagbare and her footballer husband, planned to travel to Angeles where the double sprint 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist is based. But Otegheri was denied a visa, something that left Okagbare distraught and confused. Okagbare trains with American coach, John Smith in Los Angles and was hoping that her husband who won four caps with the Eagles will be around at her weakest moments. Okabgare is billed to resume training for the next years Championships in Beijing China.
"I feel so bad that Embassy would turn down the visa request by my husband to travel with me to Los Angeles.
"I have resumed training for the season and I have to go back to my base (Los Angeles) with my husband so that I can concentrate.
"I have sent copies of my documents, including my Permit in Los Angeles to them so as to facilitate my husband's traveling with me to the States, but they refused. Help me appeal to them to grant him visa because it won't be easy for me to shuttle between Nigeria and the States every time.
"I have to concentrate on my training and the only way to do so is to have my husband with me in the States. I have been so sad since my husband returned from Abuja with this bad news. They have to do something about it," she lamented.
Source: Vanguard
This US embassy must categorically state the reason for the recent frequent denial of VISA to Nigerians. its so unfortunate that they do not have any respect for this Country.
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