Nigerians for Buhari Again has condemned the attacks on Nigerians and other African Nationals in South Africa.
The group’s National Coordinator, Dr Olayinka Ayinde stated this in Osogbo while reacting to the growing xenophobic attacks on innocent and law-abiding Nigerians in some parts of the Republic of South Africa.
He said the actions of South Africans in the past few weeks have become one too many in recent years and, therefore, stand condemnable by all men and countries of goodwill.
He said “the United Nations Charter on Peoples Rights and African Union’s Conventions and Protocols, to which both Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa are signatory, allow for free movement of persons, goods and services. It is therefore, bewildering and unsettling that it is fast becoming a pastime of some nations of the world, for every flimsy reason, to treat Nigerians resident in their countries as objects of disdain and torture .This has got to stop.
“We, therefore, call on our leaders, especially, members of the Executive, to join hands with the Parliament and engage the leadership of the Republic of South Africa, especially, President Cyril Ramophosa and the South African Parliament, towards finding a definite and lasting solution to the ongoing act of insanity in that country against Nigerians over there.
The group commended the action of the Federal Government of Nigeria so far, adding that more sanction should be meted out on South Africa to find a lasting solution to the crisis.
Ayinde also called on Nigerians to remain calm as retaliatory attacks on businesses believed to be owned by South African will bring us at parity with them.
