Yemi Alade denied Canadian visa over fears she won't leave Canada

 

Nigerian vocalist Yemi Alade has been denied a visa to perform in Canada over fears she probably won't leave the country

Le Devoir, a French-language newspaper published in Canada, reports that the vocalist will never again perform at a celebration's final closing concert on Sunday, July 14 because of visa denial.

Yemi was listed as one of the main events of the Festival international Nuits d'Afrique.

Remarking on the turn of events, Suzanne Rousseau, the festival co-founder, said the visa denial was because of "inancial reasons, and for fears that the group wouldn’t leave Canada."

 

 

Rousseau also lamented that the process of applying for a visitor’s visa has been difficult for "at least five years."

 

She added: "Finally, we got an answer saying the musicians were refused, saying they have to guarantee that they have enough financial means that will make them go back to their country."

 

Rousseau said Yemi Alade will now be replaced with Sampa The Great, a Zambian-born Australian-based female rapper.