by Anike Jacobs

The US embassy in Abuja has denied Blessing Okagbare’s hubby Otegheri Jude Igho a visa to travel along with her to Los Angeles base. The track and field gold medalist, who got married few weeks ago, has resumed training in LA and says she needs the company of her husband to enable her concentrate;

“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,” she said.

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