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Many Nigerians Are Caught In The Web” – Laolu Akande Faults Trump’s Ban On Birthright Citizenship In America

Many Nigerians Are Caught In The Web” – Laolu Akande Faults Trump’s Ban On Birthright Citizenship In America

Former spokesperson to Ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has faulted the decision by President Donald Trump to ban the citizenship right of children born in America to foreign parents.

Akande submitted that the language and the style of politics adopted by Trump in making such a declaration has far-reaching effects.

Speaking on Thursday on Channels Television Sunrise Daily, Akande said the executive order which has already been signed by President Trump, would have a negative effect on many people, including Nigerians.

He argued that the order violates the spirit of the founding fathers of America and contradicts the country’s constitution.

“Well, the concern for me is not about the broad agenda of Mr Trump to make America great again, or his intentions and plans to be insular. I don’t have any problem with that.

“What I have a problem with is the implications of his style of politics, and the language of his politics. For instance, he wants to ban the citizenship rights of people who are born in America.

“Now that’s an overreach. You could say that that doesn’t affect Nigeria but it does affect Nigeria because you know there are a lot of Nigerians who are caught in that web.”

He described the order as an overreach on the part of Trump, and a poor reflection of what America stands for.

“So, this attempt by Mr Donald Trump, even going to the point that he’s overreaching himself, goes against the grain of the founding fathers and the thoughts that went to the very idea of America where everybody can come in; the best of the world gather there.”

“It is a poor reflection on what many of us, many people believe America stands for. He’s so desperate about it that he’s even issuing an executive order to trounce the Constitution. I don’t know how he intends to survive.”

FocalPoint reports the former presidential aide said he is worried about the effect the ban might have on the reputation and image of America as a nation.

“So my concern is not so much that he is going to compel people to do their stuff, solve their problems. No, it is about what might happen to the reputation of America, what might happen to the image of America,” he said.


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