Mr Peter Carter, the Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, on Thursday restated that Britain’s controversial visa bond proposal had finally been dropped for good. He further explained that the issue was a mere proposal and had been laid to rest.
The £3000 visa bond proposal, had generated huge controversy last year, and that would have seen first time visitors from some countries applying for British visas paying 3000 pounds visa bond.
It was said that Nigeria, Ghana, Pakistan and India among others, were listed as countries that would have been affected by the scheme, which, however, was shelved and did not take off in November 2013 when it was planned to have started.
Peter Carter had told News Agencies that his country would continue to take Nigeria seriously and would always promote good relations between both countries. “We do not take Nigeria for granted. We take Nigeria seriously. Carter said.
Carter went further saying “We are beginning to come to grips that we need to promote a relationship with Nigeria based fundamentally on human relationships so that we will have the opportunity to talk frankly with each other ,’’. He had urged Nigerians to know that issue of prisoners transfer was an agreement reached between the Nigerian and British governments. He said that the decision to transfer Nigerians in British prisons to Kirikiri Prison was to bring them closer to their families so they can easily visit.
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