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It wasn't actually supposed to have started today. It's just that we were supposed to have rounded up the formalities today. The repatriation is on course.

Mr. President himself has reiterated the fact that this aircraft must come to South Africa and our citizens who are imperiled will have the chance of getting on this aircraft to be brought back to their country.
How many people are we doing?

The figures keep increasing.

There are several processes, as you know, that have to be undertaken by South African homeland security. They ensure that we screen our citizens who want to return. They also are part of the screening process.

And once the citizens are cleared, they are given a paper that indicates that they are free to go, essentially. So once this situation started getting worse, the president directed that a crisis response unit be immediately set up within our consulate and also the Nigerian mission in Pretoria. So as things are, we have people in different provinces.

We also have people who need to be assisted to get to the Nigerian consulate in Johannesburg. So we're in the process of all that, but the documentation, which is the most important aspect of this, has been done.

(the next question is inaudible, but it had something to do with illegal migration)

That is absolutely untrue.

Citizens are being harassed. Our citizens, their properties are being looted. Criminal actions are perpetuated on our citizens.

The police refuse to anything. the South African government has not come out strongly, firmly enough to condemn these incidents. So our citizens are imperiled.

They are in distress. So they cannot be said to be illegal migrants. People who are doing legitimate business have their shops looted.

They have their shops set on fire. Children cannot go school because they are intimidated in their schools. So to say that Nigerians who are in South Africa doing legitimate business are illegal migrants is absolutely untrue.

Nigeria is not happy with South Africa?

Nigeria is not happy because Nigeria has sacrificed much for the South African struggle for independence. Nigeria sacrificed quite a lot, committed funds, committed resources to aid South Africa.

In schools, seats were reserved for South African students. My own generation, we carried placards. We demonstrated in front of South African assets.

Sometimes we even got arrested for doing this. And Nigeria is a serious front-line state. And Nigerians are not happy about how they have treated us.

They are not asking other migrants to leave. They are only asking black migrants to leave.

Are we looking at the possibility of retaliating, retaliatory measures?

Well, that is a situation that we are considering. This is up to our legislature.

This is up to the highest. This is a decision that has to be taken at the highest level of government, but it's not off the table.

Are there plans on that when these migrants come back to the country, to actually get them set up and start their life?

This evacuation is being undertaken with NEMA.

We're doing that with various government agencies and parastatals to ensure that once they come in, they can be rehabilitated.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

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“Over 120 South African companies are operating in Nigeria. Nigeria is their biggest market in Africa, and nobody is harassing them.

Why then are Nigerians being harassed in South Africa?”

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jmoore:
I have never met a Southafrican in Nigeria.

How many Southafricans live in Nigeria?


But Southafrican president is very weak. Dude can't control the mob.

Sonnobax15:

Good.

First of all,Seun should start from Nairaland by blacklisting the south Africans who create senseless threads here and end up insulting us

Sometimes when I read comments from south Africans,I shake my head . Like ,why on earth would a group of people be too lazy to the extent of blaming others for all their misfortunes and adversities in life?

The xenophobic scallywags ought to be taught a serious lesson

I keep imagining what our people are still even doing over there . People that are naturally filled up with inbuilt hate towards their fellow blacks.

PulaPower:
Seun doesn’t need to..

It’s not necessary..

Sonnobax15:
. Samantha125 may not be living in Nigeria but I can bet my two fertile balls that she wishes to . Person wey dey gbadu our styles codedly

ZombieTERROR:
while other African countries have acted including Ghana

Nigeria led by the old druggie is still "considering"


Nigeria deserves a better leadership
A decisive leadership
A proactive leadership

Say no to this Bandit friendly administration