President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a state visit to South Africa as part of the efforts to put an end to incessant xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in that country.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this wednesday in Abuja during an interaction with the media shortly after he was inaugurated.

The minister who refused to reveal the date the president would be embarking on the trip, also stressed the need to establish a hotline between the two countries.

Onyeama stated: “We have to have a hotline between ministers and the minister of South Africa. We have to be on hotline. So, if we feel that the South African government at the highest level needs to act, then we can get in touch with them.

“But more specifically, as regards to south Africa, our president has accepted to go on a state visit to South Africa and the South African president, the former and the present one elevated our bi-national commission with south Africa from ministerial level to presidential level.

So, what we are looking at is a special relationship between South Africa and Nigeria that can be also a game changer for African the same way the Franco-German alliance has been the engine of the European Union.

We want to see a situation where that will be the case. South Africa, and Nigeria are driving Africa economically, and socially for the next 50 or so years and in that framework, we need to address the issue of security of Nigerians in South Africa at the very highest level.

When the two presidents are engaged on this, I think all those below that have to do something or will be forced to do something.

Onyeama noted that while there was a trust deficit between the Nigerian Union in South Africa and the South African police.

He said it was important to get the two working together to address this issue

The minister explained further that Citizen diplomacy would be a major priority in the next four years, while the ministry would equally continue to engage various countries to ensure repatriation of stolen funds.

According to him, “for this, I will like to see us have a 24-hour help desk so that every Nigerian anywhere in the world will have a number that they can call whenever they are having any issues of any kind and that will be managed from a central point and transferred immediately to wherever we will be able to provide that solution.

As a help-desk for every Nigerian anywhere in the world – if they have complaints, that it is going to be addressed at the highest possible level.

Onyeama stated that the ministry would provide oversight over all Nigerian agencies around the world to ensure that they are providing the best services they can for Nigerians.

In that context too, we have to look in particular the security of Nigerians in all the countries around the world.

We are going to be a lot more aggressive and robust in engaging with countries to ensure that the human rights and security of Nigerians anywhere in the world is respected,” Onyeama assured.

On the economy, he said that the federal government would develop what he called Nigeria Economy Development Initiative, adding that the ministry would play a key role in promoting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria, while also leveraging on the physical presence of the country in about 100 countries around to promote export for Nigerian businesses.



Read more here; https://maniagist.com/2019/08/22/buhari-to-visit-south-africa-over-xenophobic-attacks-on-nigerians/

It will make no difference.

The attitude of Nigerians in SA also has to change

Baba jus wants to resume his Ajala movement with a visit to South Korea jare... South Africa dat is close here dat has made attacking Nigerians a tradition nko?

I hope it happens o. The South Africans are just too barbaric

Tah... He is going for other things in SA not cos of any Xenophobia attacks.. Is he just waking up?

Great.

The problem is ANC and APC need to find a common ground for employment creation.

K

I said it, Sai Baba,Sai Baba Very proactive President....Who born South Africa well...

Some Call him Baba Go slow, Some Call him Vegetable President....

But He is one of the best Presidents in Niger........



Tuawahhhhh......arrrrhhhh ........Who slapped me....

South africa should stop giving visa to nigerians without valid school admission and job offer.

Mr President, i would have prefer u stay back at hoome and let the South Africa president do the visiting. For God's sake we are the one being attacked and killed in their country let them come and beg us

IPOB members in South Africa are jubilating over this news.

Fruitless journey. Just issue an order from Aso rock, that is enough.


Guy man wan take style japa go medical for obodo oyibo.


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helinues:
Tah... He is going for other things in SA not cos of any Xenophobia attacks.. Is he just waking up?

Actually, he want to receive the kind of beating ike got since ipob miscreants have placed a travel ban on him.

At last... Baba go slow

Joblessness.

I will simply recall Nigeria Ambassador to South Africa and send their Ambassador back home

Na the South African business community go bring their President to come and beg and resolve the problem.

MTN, Multi choice and other business interests etc

first best travel of our president

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Ajala, the traveller.

As if he will proffer solution

Hmm okay oh

AntiWailer:
Joblessness

my brother, no be small thing.

...if baba no change en mind

Lols

He should visit West Germany.

InaNla:
Fruitless journey. Just issue an order from Aso rock, that is enough.


Guy man wan take style japa go medical for obodo oyibo.


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It doesn't work like that.