Dare Babalola
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has slammed President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over Japan’s recent denial of the creation of a special visa categories for Nigerians.
Recall that the Japanese foreign ministry on Monday denied claims by Abiodun Oladunjoye, the director of information at the State House that the Japanese government would create “a special visa category for highly skilled, innovative, and talented young Nigerians who want to move to Kisarazu to live and work.”
“Artisans and other blue-collar workers from Nigeria who are ready to upskill will also benefit from the special dispensation visa to work in Japan,” the statement dated August 22 added.
However, the foreign ministry said, “On the other hand, there are no plans to take measures to promote the acceptance of immigrants or issue special visas for residents of African countries, and the series of reports and announcements concerning such measures are not true.”
Reacting, the ADC, in a post made on X on Tuesday by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, mocked the Tinubu-led government and the APC, claiming that their desperation to be in the good books of Nigerians led them to churning fake news.
Describing the incident as embarrassing, Abdullahi wrote, “At #TICAD9, the APC Federal Government claimed that the Japanese authorities had agreed to issue ‘special visa categories’ to Nigerians.
“This denial by the Japanese authorities shows that the Tinubu/APC government have become so desperate for positive headlines that they would not mind spreading #FakeNews.
“The truth is, with this government, we don’t know what to believe anymore. This embarrassment just has to stop.”
