The Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora to the President, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has faulted statement made by the South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister on xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.My attention was drawn to South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Mr. Malusi Gigaba’s statement in the aftermath of the xenophobic attacks, which has also brought reprisal attacks on MTN, a South African business conglomerate that “such issues were better discussed at the diplomatic levels” when more than 100 Nigerian lives have been lost in South Africa.” She said.She said it appears that Mr. Gigaba would rather dwell on and entertain himself with diplomatic niceties,while the welfare of Nigerians resident in his country are at stake now more than any time in recent history. Dabiri-Erewa said that his response to the xenophobic attacks, which has now become a recurring decimal on Africans, most especially to Nigerians living peacefully in South Africa was indeed unfortunate.
