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 U.S announces visa curbs for some foreign nationals in South Africa Secretary of State Marco Rubio ‌said on Tuesday the U.S. government was announcing a new visa restriction ​policy targeting some foreign nationals ​in South Africa. The policy targets "foreign ⁠nationals who are responsible for, ​or complicit in, the enactment or ​implementation of laws or policies that enable uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, and/or ​the incitement of imminent violence ​against members of minority ethnic or racial ‌groups ⁠in South Africa," Rubio said in a statement. "The South African government has not adequately addressed the ​previously laid ​out ⁠concerns," Rubio said, Reuters reported. Relations between Washington and Pretoria have ​soured since the start of ​Donald ⁠Trump's second term, with the U.S. president criticizing the country ⁠for ​its policies aimed at ​addressing racial inequality.

BENUE CAUCUS IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BERATE AKUME FOR INSULTING TOR TIV: INSULT ON TOR TIV: OUR STAND.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      We members of the Benue State Caucus of the National Assembly as herein undersigned, having observed with great concern the crisis generated by the verbal attacks on the person and office of the Chairman, Benue State Council of Chiefs, the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Professor James Ayatse, see the need to lend our voice on the matter.
2. We state categorically that the Tor Tiv as Chairman, Benue State Council of Chiefs must be respected without any preconditions by all Benue sons and daughters regardless of their status and locations. This is the practice with every African society, and ours should not under any circumstance be an exception.
3. It is therefore totally unacceptable for a Benue son and particularly a man who has occupied the highest positions of leadership in the state and beyond, to deliberately seek to denigrate the sanctity of the Tor Tiv institution.
4. We find the recent uncomplimentary and derogatory remarks by the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume most unfortunate, and if allowed to go unchecked, portend grave consequences not only on the image of Benue State but also would set a negative precedence for the present and future generations.
5. We therefore condemn in very clear and strong terms the Minister's regrettable utterances against the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Professor James Ayatse, and we urge Senator Akume to de-escalate the ugly situation in the best interest of our dear state and tender an unreserved apology to Tor Tiv.
6. Furthermore, we must sound a note of caution to other elders who ordinarily should be looked up to as peace makers in times such as this, but who have opted to rather fuel the crisis for whatever reasons.
7. We particularly view as highly condemnable, the comments by elder Simon Shango who lacks the integrity to comment on an issue that has the tendency to divide the state, but chose to take sides with Senator Akume in further castigating the Tor Tiv against whom he levied unfounded allegations of partisanship.
8. We urge all Benue sons and daughters to uphold the cherished values of our state, prominent amongst which are respect for constituted authorities, elders as well as the custodians of our cultural heritage - our traditional rulers.
Signed:
Senator Gabriel Suswam
Benue North East Senatorial District
Senator Emmanuel Orker-Jev
Benue North West Senatorial District
Senator Abba Moro
Benue South Senatorial District
Rt. Hon. Samson Okwu
Obi/Oju Fed. Const.
Rt. Hon Mark Terseer Gbilah
Gwer/Gwer West Fed. Const.
Hon. Dr. Francis Ottah Agbo
Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Fed. Const.
Hon. Richard Gbande
Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo Fed. Const.
Hon. Bob Tyough
Kwande/Ushongo Fed. Const.
Hon. Kpam Jimin-Sokpo
Buruku Fed. Const.
Hon. Benjamin Mzondu
Makurdi/Guma Fed. Const.
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