The legal team of Nigerian businessman and former gubernatorial candidate, Ambassador Comrade Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has petitioned the United States Embassy in Lagos over the refusal of visa applications filed by Ajadi and his wife, Mrs. Oyindamola Motunrola Ajadi.

In a letter dated August 18, 2025, and signed by Barrister Isaac Izunya of Izunya Izunya & Co., the embassy was urged to formally review the denial issued under Section 214(b) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act. The petition, addressed to the U.S. Consular General in Lagos and copied to the U.S. Ambassador in Abuja, described the refusal as “erroneous, vague, and in violation of diplomatic principles.”

Ajadi, Chief Executive Officer of Bullion Go-Neat Global Limited, and his wife had applied for business visas following an invitation from Tunnad Properties, an American real estate firm. Despite submitting all required documents and attending an interview in Abuja, the couple was handed a generic refusal notice on August 4, 2025.

The legal team argued that the denial letter failed to include the applicants’ names, application numbers, or passport details, and did not explain how Section 214(b) applied to the Ajadis’ case. “We refuse to admit that the United States of America… will issue a visa denial letter without being properly addressed to the applicant and without reason for such denial,” the petition read.

The lawyers requested the embassy to review CCTV footage and audio recordings of the visa interview, re-examine the supporting documents submitted, and provide specific grounds if the refusal must stand.

According to Izunya, Ajadi and his wife maintain strong ties to Nigeria through businesses in beverage manufacturing, real estate, entertainment, and sports, as well as international investments in Grenada and the United Kingdom. He said the unexplained refusal has caused “psychological trauma and pain” and undermines the spirit of the Nigeria–U.S. visa reciprocity agreement.

The petition follows Ajadi’s recent criticism of the U.S. visa process, which he described as a “pipeline of economic exploitation.” Speaking in Ogun State, he alleged that Nigerians pay millions of dollars in non-refundable fees annually, only to be issued “mass printout denials without transparency.”

“The visa fee is $185 per person, non-refundable. Multiply that by hundreds of thousands of applicants every year, and it becomes a billion-naira pipeline flowing from Nigeria straight into American coffers,” Ajadi said. “Each individual deserves a denial letter with clear reasons. What we have instead is institutional deception. Nigerians deserve better.”

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja has yet to respond to the petition or to Ajadi’s public statements.