ABUJA – THE Majority leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has been mandated Wednesday by the leadership of the House to lead a delegation of some members to South Africa over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa.
The House in a resolution on Tuesday at the plenary presided by the Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun said the majority leader will be joined by the Chairman House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Nnena Okeje, Rep. Sadiq Ibrahim, Henry Nwawuba, Nasiru Zango Daura, and Shehu Aliyu Musa.
Xenophobic Attack
The House also resolved that the delegation of legislators and officials from the ministry of foreign affairs should engage the parliament of South Africa and Nigerians in South Africa on the xenophobic attacks with a few to stopping the attacks and any further occurrence in future.
Recall that the Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora Matters, Rep Rita Orji had recently condemned the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the Federal Government towards the protection of Nigerians outside the country saying that the government paid more interest in remittance from citizens abroad and not their welfare.
Orji said she was not going to be part of the “conspiracy of silence”, adding that Nigerians in Diaspora were only dear to the government of Nigeria because of the funds they remit to the country.
She also accused the government of over-protecting the businesses and interests of South Africa to the detriment of Nigeria. The government, she said, is not “taking a critical look at what Nigerians in Diaspora face in the countries that they are.
She said, “Have we taken any bold steps to make sure that incessant killings of Nigerians abroad unlawfully are being taken care of? These are pertinent questions that any Nigerian that loves life would ask. And why would this conspiracy of silence linger while blood is being shed, while Nigerians are being killed like chicken in various countries, while Nigerians are becoming endangered species.
“Must we protect the foreign interest to the detriment of Nigerians. Now NCC is hellbent on reviewing upwards the price of data and voice calls in Nigeria to the detriment of Nigerians, even with the intervention of National Assembly, NCC is bent on doing that on their own, just to protect the interest of the foreigners.
“The South African Government should bear in mind that Nigerians know that they have interests, they have businesses here, they have South Africans here, they should not put their people in jeopardy.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/xenophobic-attack-gbajabiamila-leads-delegation-south-africa/

hope they will come back Alive with their heads on their neck.lmao

xenophobic has became a ritual to South Africans and will persists if not being tackled



All what is required is balance of force and not diplomacy
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Our politicians like to de jolly o

Post No Bill

Where was this dumbass donkey called Femi Gbajabiamila when the so-called idiotic Oba of Lagos was running his putrid mouth in Lagos State?

Are they just waking up?

When we do not value the lives of Nigerians.

If it were other nations there would have been serious diplomatic rows.

"Conspiracy of Silence" indeed

Dedetwo:
Where was this dumbass donkey called Femi Gbajabiamila when the so-called idiotic Oba of Lagos was running his putrid mouth in Lagos State?

Always post on topic.

Good morning Nigeria. Na now we wake up

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It's okay

FG should just send the SA Ambassador to Nigeria packing, that will send a strong message to SA that we are very serious..

Thats Good, I watch the Senate Plenary on the issue yesterday, It was the DSP that move the motion am happy that they made quick move,

God is using Someone is making thing happen for Good.

But Rita Orji, needs to be educated, that they are the Arms of Government, she is referring to, not only the Executives, its even more of Parliament their responsibility to make Foreign Policy that will protect Nigeria in Diaspora

yashau:

Recall that the Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora Matters, Rep Rita Orji had recently condemned the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the Federal Government towards the protection of Nigerians outside the country saying that the government paid more interest in remittance from citizens abroad and not their welfare.

Orji said she was not going to be part of the “conspiracy of silence”, adding that Nigerians in Diaspora were only dear to the government of Nigeria because of the funds they remit to the country.

She also accused the government of over-protecting the businesses and interests of South Africa to the detriment of Nigeria. The government, she said, is not “taking a critical look at what Nigerians in Diaspora face in the countries that they are.

How I wish d plane could crash. Delegation to ordinary SA

Arise o compatriots Nigeria call obey......

They are wasting Tax payers money. Why send them to SA?

As a Christian, I don't believe in "turning the other cheek when slapped" but in "an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth".

We need to retaliate to these murafuckers here in Nigeria.

We don't need to send delegates to them the FG should shut down MTN and SHOPRITE for a week........and they should come thank me later bunch of ungrateful people

Knock, knock knocking on the heavens door.

Ha

Please tell me where any South African person is living in Nigeria

sylviaeo:
na ya mama stupid character she pass to u at birth. Bastard

Wat a wasted generation. The money used in training u in school is a total waste. It should be used to buy goats and chicken and start up a farm, it will be more profiting in the next few years, than wasting it on a brainless animal like u. Olodo
If u don't know Wat to comment here, shut the fvck up

Nonsense, please is buhari back?

carmag:
xenophobic has became a ritual to South Africans and will persists if not being tackled



All what is required is balance of force and not diplomacy
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seconded, I think its time for The NA to flex their muscles to those low lifes

Ok

fuckingAyaya:
hope they will come back Alive with their heads on their neck.lmao

Killing a government official on assignment is just ljme inviting war.
Let them try it and see how it goes .

Why going to sa?? there are so many ways to catch a monkey

lonelydora:
They are wasting Tax payers money. Why send them to SA?

As a Christian, I don't believe in "turning the other cheek when slapped" but in "an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth".

We need to retaliate to these murafuckers here in Nigeria.

Even if you burn down mtn,stanbic bank,shoprite,dstv today more nigerians would be out of work.who would you blame?we sent ghanians packing in '83 or so and now nigerians are running to ghana
If we had half responsible leadership running our affairs we wont be treated like rats,how many americans or britons have they attacked?