Omokri calls for solidarity between 'Brothers' South Africa, Nigeria

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By Kareem Azeez

25 August 2024 | 9:07 americium

A erstwhile Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has called for solidarity betwixt ‘brothers’ South Africa and Nigeria amidst ongoing tensions betwixt the 2 African countries. Recall, the past week has been filled with troubling issues betwixt the 2 countries. This time, the contented revolves astir the ride-hailing service, Bolt. In a provocative…

Recall, the past week has been filled with troubling issues betwixt the 2 countries. This time, the contented revolves astir the ride-hailing service, Bolt. In a provocative effort to spite Nigerians, humiliate Nigerian drivers, and origin disruption, immoderate South Africans were said to person been ordering Bolt rides successful Nigeria from South Africa, lone to cancel the bid erstwhile the operator arrived astatine the agreed location. Not to beryllium outdone, Nigerians reciprocated by besides ordering rides and cancelling; the tug of warfare betwixt citizens of some countries led to Bolt suspending immoderate of its services successful some countries.

In an unfastened missive connected his ‘X’ account, Omokri outlined the request for peaceful relations, peculiarly concerning Nigerian immigrants successful South Africa and their treatment. He stressed Nigeria’s humanities enactment for South Africa during the apartheid era, noting that notable South African leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, were erstwhile governmental asylum seekers successful Nigeria.

“Thank you for concisely lending maine your ears. What galore of you, our South African brothers and sisters, who are contiguous railing astir Nigerian immigrants, neglect to admit is that your archetypal elected President, Nelson Mandela, was erstwhile an migrant and governmental asylee successful Nigeria, wherever helium lived successful the location of Nigeria’s archetypal Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, successful Lagos successful the aboriginal sixties,” the station work successful part.

Reno Omokri besides pointed retired the fiscal and acquisition enactment to South Africans and urged a measured attack to existent tensions, reminding some nations of their shared past and the sacrifices made by Nigerians for South African freedom.

He said, “Between 1960 and 1999, much than 2 1000 South Africans studied successful Nigeria connected scholarships from the Nigerian government. I person photographic and documentary grounds of this. We recognize that a fewer undesirable elements among america person tarnished Nigeria’s reputation, and we are addressing this with South African authorities.

“These issues impact ethnicity, and Nigeria’s authorities indispensable beryllium delicate to debar actions perceived arsenic anti-ethnic groups. Our shared past goes beyond a communal language. We supported your leaders with asylum, finances, and diplomatic assistance erstwhile galore countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, did not.

“Not successful rhetoric. We provided money, arms, and harmless houses. Nigerian businessman Chief MKO Abiola unsocial committed implicit £500,000 to the anti-apartheid conflict successful the seventies and eighties.

The assertion that Nigeria spent $61 cardinal is false, but we did walk significantly. “Please carnivore with us. This antagonism towards Nigerians whitethorn stem from a deficiency of consciousness of our shared history. Let america beryllium measured successful our rhetoric and actions, recognizing that we are brothers and sisters from the womb of Mother Africa.”

The caller tensions betwixt the 2 countries were besides exacerbated erstwhile South Africans signed a petition to restrict Nigerian Chidimma Adetshina from participating successful the Miss South Africa quality pageant, citing that she was not South African.

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