The US embassy in Abuja has ruined Africa's sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare honeymoon by refusing to give the athlete's newly married footballer hubby, Igho Otegheri a visa, Vanguard reports.
The newest sport couple had planned to travel to Los Angeles where Okagbare is based, but the husband was denied a visa, causing Okagbare emotional breakdown.
“I feel so bad that America Embassy would turn down the visa request by my husband to travel with me to Los Angeles.
“I have resumed training for the season and I have to go back to my base (Los Angeles) with my husband so that I can concentrate.
“I have sent copies of my documents, including my Resident Permit in Los Angeles to them so as to facilitate my husband’s traveling with me to the States, but they refused. Help me appeal to them to grant him visa because it won’t be easy for me to shuttle between Nigeria and the States every time.
“I have to concentrate on my training and the only way to do so is to have my husband with me in the States. I have been so sad since my husband returned from Abuja with this bad news. They have to do something about it,” the double sprint 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medalist lamented.
Okabgare is billed to resume training for the next years World Championships in Beijing China.
Please re-consider US Embassy.
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