The US embassy in Nigeria has
announced a closure of its Lagos and Abuja offices due to the ongoing
government shutdown in its country.
The closure will affect thousands
seeking to apply for, or renew their visas, as their appointments would have to
be rescheduled.
In a post on its official
Facebook page, the embassy said the both offices would re-open once the
shutdown is resolved.
“Due to the current U.S.
government shutdown, the American Centers located in the Embassy, Abuja and
Consulate General, Lagos are unfortunately closed,” the post read.
“They will re-open once the U.S.
government shutdown is resolved. Sorry for any inconvenience to our valued
patrons.”
In US politics, a government
shutdown occurs when congress fails to appropriate funds for the following
fiscal year.
It could also occur when the
president refuses to sign legislation for the funding of federal government
operations and agencies
The shutdown, the third in the US
this year, began on the midnight of December 21.
The government had partially shut
down after the White House and congress reached a deadlock on budget funding
deal of five billion dollars for the construction of a wall along the US-
Mexico border.
Mick Mulvaney, incoming chief of
staff of President Donald Trump, said the shutdown may continue till congress
convenes on January 3.
“It’s very possible that this
shutdown will go beyond the 28th and into the new Congress,” Mulvaney had told
ABC.
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