This is actually hilarious and interesting…
A member of the House of Representatives from the South West was the disgraced at the US embassy last week.
He reportedly
arrived at the Consular office of the United States in Abuja in a
flowing agbada, bearing his self-importance on his lapel but he was
denied visa.
The lawmaker, names withheld, flew into a rage when asked to produce
his Certificate of Return, usually issued by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to successful election candidates.
In response, he repeatedly told the consular officer: “Don’t you know I am the lawmaker of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?”
He banged the table several times but the official said “Big Man, Do
you know that I reserve the right to deny you or to approve your
application?”
and then a heated argument ensued between them.
When the lawmaker issued several threats against the consular
official, the latter subsequently drew the glass shield between him and
the Nigerian big man, signifying the end of discussion.
When contacted, the lawmaker confirmed that he appeared before the Consular office and that his application was refused.
He blamed the refusal on the handlers of the application process saying
“They did not tell me the documents to take along, they were asking
me of the INEC certificate which I did not know they would ask of. I
have never been to the USA, so I did not know the evidence they would
ask me to present”