Xenophobic attack: Delegation heads to South Africa

Femi Gbajabiamila

Leadership of the House of Representatives on Wednesday gave Femi Gbajabiamila (Majority leader of the House of Representatives) the mandated to lead a delegation of some members to South Africa in respect of the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. In a resolution on Tuesday presided by the Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun the House said that the committee 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.

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 view to stopping the attacks and any further occurrence in future.