The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has released a statement about Hushpuppi’s citizenship status on its official website recently.
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis disclosed it was aware of reports and speculations concerning Hushpuppi’s Federation’s citizenship.
The statement read, “We note that the Nigeria-born Mr. Abbas, 37, was granted a St. Kitts and Nevis passport in February 2020 by virtue of his marriage to Shawana Nakesia Chapman, 32, a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis by birth and the United States of America.
“Ms. Chapman, a resident of North Carolina, USA, married Mr. Abbas in Nigeria in October 2018, thereby conferring him with the right to St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship”.
The government also added that any suggestion that the citizenship was gotten through means like the country’s Citizenship by Investment program is therefore false and misleading.
