The Federal Government has
clarified that it is only recalling the country’s High Commissioner in South
Africa for consultation, over the recent escalated xenophobic attacks on
Nigerians living in that country.
The Minister of Information and Culture,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, offered the explanation on Thursday on Channels
Television’s live programme “Politics Today’’, monitored by the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN).
The minister reiterated the
position of his Foreign Affairs counterpart, Geoffrey Onyema, that the high
commissioner’s recall for consultation would be after the President’s Special
Envoy has returned from South Africa.
He recalled that as parts of
efforts to decisively deal with the attacks, President Muhammadu Buhari
dispatched a special envoy to convey to his South African counterpart, Cyril
Ramaphosa, his concern and interact with him.
He said the president would also
be addressing the nation on the matter after the return of the special envoy to
the country.
The minister said that the plan
to evacuate Nigerians who are willing to return home from South Africa was a
private initiative, which was welcomed by the federal government.
The minister said besides
boycotting the World Economic Forum on Africa being hosted by South Africa, the
government is considering other measures to keep Nigerians in South Africa
safe.
He, therefore, enjoined Nigerians
not to resort to self help by attacking South African businesses in Nigeria.
Mohammed also alerted Nigerians
to the fake video clips being circulated on the social media purportedly
showing how Nigerians are being killed in South Africa.
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