According to the US Mission in Nigeria, the primary objective of encouraging Nigerians, who hitherto belonged to the category of under-represented groups in America to immigrate to the country, through the DV lottery programme, had been achieved.
US Consul-General, Mr. Jeffrey Hawkings, said this in Lagos on Thursday during a press conference to explain why Nigerians and citizens of 18 other countries were excluded from participating in the DV 2015 programme registration.
Hawkins said, "The DV programme has been successful in Nigeria as we now have an estimated 1.5 million Nigerian-Americans in the US and we are now fully part of the American life and there a large number of successful citizens of this country in the US.
"We have achieved the objectives of promoting diversity in the US from Nigeria. In view of this, there is no more need to encourage immigration from Nigeria through the Diversity Visa lottery programme. The DV lottery is no longer appropriate in Nigeria."
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