J’oburg no longer safe for Nigerians, attackers are well organised –President, Nigerian Union, S’Africa SayNoToXenophobiaAttacks
President, Nigerian Union South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, speaks on the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa in this interview with TOBI AWORINDELast Monday, there was a fight between some foreigners suspected to be Tanzanians and taxi drivers which led to the death of one taxi driver. So, on Tuesday, the taxi drivers went on a mass protest in the morning and it degenerated into violence.
In the past, it has been media statements and rhetoric that something will be done. Whatever things that are being done by them, if there is no positive result, we would say something different needs to be done. We believe that if they are giving adequate reports to the government and giving correct advice on how to use some diplomatic instruments to solve this problem, this attack would have gone down. So, we implore them to do more.
That is a welcome idea because that will enable the foreign affairs to get direct information from the victims, so the people that encounter the ordeal can narrate their stories directly to the ministry. But they need to do more; there are so many diplomatic instruments available that they can use to push the South African government so that they will be able to take decisive steps to stop these incessant and outrageous attacks on foreign nationals.
Our government representatives in South Africa should also not be seen to be reactive; they should be proactive. There is so much intelligence that is available. Sometimes, we ignore the information and signals, so when they come, we start running helter-skelter, which is not correct. They need to be proactive in terms of solving the problems of our community members.
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