Femi Adesina, spokesman to
President Muhammadu Buhari, has denied allegations that the president is
keeping silent over the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
Speaking during a Channels TV
programme on Wednesday, Adesina said the president has spoken and acted on the
xenophobic attacks through Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs.
Renewed xenophobia in South
Africa has seen foreign nationals, including Nigerians, come under attack by
citizens of the country in the past few days.
The federal government had
through the foreign affairs ministry summoned Bobby Monroe, South Africa’s high
commissioner to Nigeria, over the attacks.
“The president has spoken. What
the foreign affairs minister said and did was on behalf of the president,” he
said.
“The statement that came from the
media office was authorised by the president. So the president is reacting to
this issue.
“And it is very important that we
keep our heads at times like this, because if we don’t keep our heads, it will
get worse. More Nigerians will be killed there and possibly South African
interest and their nationals here will also be in danger.
“The president has dispatched an
envoy who should get there latest Thursday and I believe that by the grace of
God, these things will be sorted out.”
There have been reprisal attacks
on South African-owned businesses in various parts of the country, including in
Lagos where some Shoprite outlets were looted.
Foreign minister is speaking on his behalf cuz he has lost his voice or what? if it's to travel, he will carry himself to another country fast fast
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