The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), has opposed the proposed cultural exchange programme between Nigerian and South African youths to address xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and promote unity between the two countries.

The President of NANS, Danielson Akpan, said this shortly after a closed door meeting and a news briefing by Mr Bobby Moroe, Acting High Commissioner of South Africa to Nigeria, on Wednesday in Abuja.

The briefing was on cultural exchange programme between Nigeria and South Africa to foster unity between the two countries.

Akpan said that the proposed exchange programme by the South African High Commission and the Federal Government for youths and students’ body would not work in view of the prevailing situation in South Africa.

”We do not need the proposed exchange programme; how do you carry out exchange programme in a place where you are not safe?

“Our members, who are schooling in South Africa, have been calling us that they want to come back home.

He said attacks by South Africans on Nigerians and other nationals were unjustifiable and condemnable.

He called for concerted efforts by both governments to tackle the situation.

According to him, molestation of Nigerians by South Africans is not justifiable, if they can burn Nigerians’ owned shops and businesses, while South African businesses thrive in Nigeria.

“We have Multichoice, MTN, Shoprite and other South African companies numbering over 180 of them and we have not attacked any.

“Nigerians are also angry and we are humans, we cannot continue to keep quiet and watch our people being killed, why are they not allowing Nigerians to take laws into their hands?

“This has to stop; the proposed exchange programme by the South African High Commission and the Federal Government of Nigeria for youths and students body has failed,” he said.

The meeting was organised by the high commission in collaboration with the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Global Peace Initiative (GPI) and Committee of Youth on Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS) and National Association of Nigeria Students.



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Who dat one epp how does it add value to the common youths biko.. everyone one is just condemning nd reject on social media. no action at all.buhari watin be ur problem self until ur own pikin die before u go act

South African youths who lack reasoning.

What are you going to discuss with them ?

Good

Very Good.

I concur.....

National Association of Nonentity Students

They couldn't say a jack about the yet implemented new minimum wage

How about Ruga, killers Fulani herdmen or their fellow corpers that FG said had no insurance?

And these are the youths of no tomorrow..

Na so

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Which stupid cultural exchange? Who wants to compare cultures with those stupid mofos? Who dem be? Now South Africans be feeling themselves like a type of giant. Na dia fault? Awon werey

Nice...

We have lot of interesting cultural festivals here;

Osun Osogbo festival: though it has been held we will rehold it for their sake

Calabar festival: though this is not its time we will hold it for their sake

Eyo festival....etc

Let them (south Africa youths) here, we will host them....


Oriyin to daru

Good

Ofcourse

Who is this NANS president, talking foolishly everywhere. Countries are trying to make amends but he prefers airing stupidity. The punk should shut up abeg. Let peace reign, we have more than 500k Nigerians in SA but less than 10k south Africans here.

Thabo Mbeki and co schooled in naija universities. They've had all the cultural exchange they need

Good. But I learnt UniAbuja SUG President is sabotaging the efforts of NANS in this regard. He should stop that immediately or be appropriately sanctioned.

Very good!!
They should first school their youths, we will obviously learn nothing good from a lazy, dumb bunch of young people who know nothing about their past and how others fought for their freedom!!

They're all drunk. It's now they wake up. If Nigerians hadn't taken action at shop rite, they wouldn't av done anything...

Now they're just chest beating for the country to see they're doing something about it.

JI

Jmmndrd

I jux wish the whole world will boycott SA completely

kaorama:
Good. But I learnt UniAbuja SUG President is sabotaging the efforts of NANS in this regard. He should stop that immediately or be appropriately sanctioned.

the guy should be kidnapped . no time