APC seeks end to Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians

As Party advises govt to demand compensation
The All Progressives Congress, South Africa Chapter (APC-SA), has condemned alleged xenophobic attack on Nigerians in Pretoria West.
It urged the Federal Government to demand an apology from South African authorities and seek compensation for victims. In a February 19 letter to the Secretary General of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), the party said the attacks were predicated on the notion that Nigerians and certain other nationals were criminals, drug dealers, human traffickers and prostitution barons, and had denied South Africans opportunities in their country.
The letter, signed by Chairman Bola Babarinde, and Secretary Prof. Oludayo Fasina, said: “While we believe South Africans have the right to protect their society, the APC-SA condemns taking such decision on wrong premises and fallacies perpetuated by lack of information.
“We believe in the rule of law and expect that criminal elements observed and picked from the society be handed over to the law enforcement agents, who have been mandated to ensure that justice is carried out without fair or favour.
“Jungle justice, as perpetuated by some criminal elements within South Africa in the case above, is prone to abuse, vendetta, settling of scores and miscarriage of justice and will surely draw any country into more violence.”
According to APC-SA, not all Nigerians are criminals, and the South African universities, hospitals, workplaces and government offices were replete with good Nigerians doing honest work.
It said the myopia of labeling all people of a country by such label of criminality showed how uninformed a society is and should be condemned by all well-meaning South Africans.
APC-SA urged the Federal Government to demand an apology from the South African authority and find a way to document and get adequate compensations for victims.