...As hope brightens for compensation of Nigerians

Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja



The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said the Federal government won’t table the issue of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa at the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America.

This is even as the minister said avenues are currently being explored to secure compensation for Nigerians whose businesses were attacked in South Africa.

Onyeama who spoke ahead of Nigeria’s participation in the 74th UNGA, said the issue of migration will be discussed in the context of the United Nations Compact on Migration.

Onyeama noted that migration is a global issue, adding that with regard to South Africa, the United Nations was not a forum to sort out the crisis that had just happened in South Africa.
“We haven’t got to that stage yet. And I don’t think it is necessary. I think it is something we can sort out ourselves. We have that capacity and belief to do that,” Onyeama said.

On the issue of compensating Nigerians whose businesses were attacked in South Africa, Onyeama said what President Cyril Ramaphosa’s envoy to President Buhari said was that South African laws required all businesses to be insured against various things, including things like riot and others.

“So, if you suffer looting and damage, in their argument, that it should be covered under the insurance that you should have taken out because the law requires you to take that insurance out and that it is not the government that will insure you because the insurance companies are there to insure you and that if you don’t have that insurance, you are actually in breach of their laws,” Onyeama said.

Onyeama, however, said that the Federal government was looking for other means and argument to secure compensation for those who lost property.

“We are looking at the South Africa-Nigeria business agreement. It is actually expired at the moment, but it still protects those businesses that were established before the period of the agreement between Nigeria and South Africa. And within that, it is envisaged that there will be compensation for businesses or investors. It is actually an investor- protection agreement between the two countries.

“So, we have to look at that also to see to what extent that covers the situation we have at the moment. And also, and most importantly, is that Mr President will be going to South Africa on October 3. There is a bi-national commission between South Africa and Nigeria. It has been agreed that this commission will now be at the level of the heads of state.

“So, it will be the only bi-national agreement this country has at the level of heads of state. And within the framework of this bi-national commission, we will go there to discuss all issues of importance to both countries and also signed various agreements,” Onyeama added.

Onyeama further said the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa and the Consulate General had been directed to compile all the losses suffered by Nigerians, the details of all Nigerians killed throughout the period of xenophobic attacks.

“We are reliably informed that no Nigerian was killed during this last crisis, but of course in the past, and to give us all the details. We are compiling all the detail information with regard to Nigerians in South Africa, including also, the criminal elements, the acts of criminality being caused by Nigerians – drug trafficking, human trafficking and the killing of a lot of Nigerians in South Africa by Nigerians which apparently is actually that the majority of Nigerians being killed in South Africa, we are informed, are actually by Nigerians.

“We are going to look at all that and we will raise with the South Africans, all these issues and agree on a mechanism to address all of them,” Onyeama stated.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/xenophobic-attacks-we-wont-report-south-africa-to-un-fg-2/


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dis is rubbish, why would dey do such

absolute rubbish!!!!

seems South Africa is one of our biggest export of crude I guess. the FG can't afford to jeopardize that for now....

Title sounds like 2 girls fighting on isokoboy's IG page

Like UN is blind abi?

I pity men who argue with women .. I mean how can you argue with someone whose head has not touched water for a whole month?? How?

If cows were involved, the rotten head of Nigeria's illegitimate govt will not only report South Africa to various International organizations, he will invade the Rainbow nation!
Evil regimes do not value human lives.

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NOTE: RUGA = Fulanization of fulani terrorist from Niger, Chad, Mali on people indigenous lands in Nigeria.

I'm happy, 90% of them are nyamuri.. the pigdiot hunchback bleaching cownu should report SA to the UN

Space for sale

Foolish pple

we refused to build a Nation. We made a dustbin out of our Country, and others are busy treating us like wastes. Do not blame America, stop accusing the kids of Mandela. From Togo to Trinidad...from Indonesia to India...and from Canada to Cambodia-we are like hungry locusts. We have all it takes to build our own paradise, but individualism and tribalism spirits had turned us to scavengers. What is that Eagle doing on our coat of arms? Replace it with a vulture.

Alright we hope for the best!

Politics is slick talking

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Onyema noted that migration is a global issue, adding that with regard to South Africa, the United Nations was not a forum to sort out the crisis that had just happened in South Africa.
“We haven’t got to that stage yet. And I don’t think it is necessary. I think it is something we can sort out ourselves. We have that capacity and belief to do that,” Onyeama said.

They killed your people continuously and you say its hasn't gotten to that stage
The cabal always find a way to use foolish Igbo people against themselves. The British really taught them well.

So, if you suffer looting and damage, in their argument, that it should be covered under the insurance that you should have taken out because the law requires you to take that insurance out and that it is not the government that will insure you because the insurance companies are there to insure you and that if you don’t have that insurance, you are actually in breach of their laws,” Onyeama said.

Nyamuri:
I'm happy, 90% of them are nyamuri.. the pigdiot hunchback bleaching cownu should report SA to the UN

See this mumu...

So UN don't know what happened or are they blind to all this??

They killed your people continuously and you say its hasn't gotten to that stage
The cabal always find a way to use foolish Igbo people against themselves. The British really taught them well.

They also killed people from other Nigeria tribe, not only igbos now. i stand to be corrected

believe it or not Nigeria government have hand in every misfortunes that happens to it citizens since buhari leadership

Nigeria is an extreme toothless bull dog. A true definition of a 'weakling'.
Modified: Nigerian government hates her citizens with passion.

Henceforth, the Federal Government of Nigeria will be responsible for any death in South Africa as a result of xenophobic attacks. The families of the politicians who chose to look the other way when their fellow citizens are killed in South Africa will be soaked in their own blood wherever they maybe in this world.

The fool even has the guts to say this:

“We haven’t got to that stage yet. And I don’t think it is necessary. I think it is something we can sort out ourselves. We have that capacity and belief to do that,” Onyeama said.

And you Mr. Onyeama will never get to that stage yet after the same calamity of killings in South Africa sweeps you and your entire family away were ever they may be in this world.

I have cursed and so shall it be until justice is done.

UN is blind and deaf .. So they are not aware of what is going on

Do you have to report them to the UN?
They ain't blind are they?

In other words, you will not listen to Obj

oyetunder:
we refused to build a Nation. We made a dustbin out of our Country, and others are busy treating us like wastes.

This is deep

So they smile it... must they report yeye they smile.

Then, who will you report them to oooooo?...

Let FG report bandits to UN first, as they say, charity begins at home. Unfortunately, I don't know what Nigeria is. Some tend to forget about banditry, terrorism, etc., that have engulfed Nigeria rather, were busy scratching their balls over something else.

madenigga:

See this mumu...

Silence is the best answer for a fool
While quoting him