Femi Fani-Kayode calls out British envoy Ben Llewellyn-Jones over visa ban threat

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council's Director of the New Media Subcommittee, Fani-Kayode, criticized Ben Llewellyn-Jones, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, on social media for threatening to block visas.

On Sunday, March 26, Llewellyn-Jones criticized some Nigerian politicians for making "derogatory" remarks in an interview with Nigeria Info FM.

Yes, let's be clear, there were some individuals like Femi Fani-Kayode. What is he saying and why is he saying it? he asked. I don't comprehend.

"I think it is terrible that he will talk on behalf of a party and that party does not reject him and tell him to stop doing it, in my opinion. That is incorrect, Llewellyn-Jones said.

Llewellyn-Jones also reaffirmed the UK government's policy of denying visas to those who undermine democracy.

According to Llewellyn-Jones, the watchlist already includes roughly 10 people.

"We do not publicize those names, but we do have a list and are working through it. Although many individuals suggest that we should, the law forbids us from doing so.

The list currently has between 5 and 10 names, and it is expanding, he continued.

Femi Fani-Kayode responded on Twitter and Instagram. The British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria was criticized by him, and he urged him to "keep his dirty nose out of our internal affairs."

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