The spokesman of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has called on the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the African Union (AU) to take urgent and decisive action against recurring xenophobic attacks targeting African migrants and foreign nationals in South Africa.
In a strongly worded letter addressed to the President of the Pan-African Parliament in Johannesburg, South Africa, Agbese described the attacks as a direct assault on the ideals of Pan-Africanism, African unity, human dignity and continental integration.
The lawmaker, who serves as a member of Nigeria’s delegation to the Pan-African Parliament, expressed concern over what he described as repeated incidents of violence, intimidation, discrimination and exclusion directed at African nationals living in South Africa.
According to him, the attacks have resulted in loss of lives, destruction of businesses, displacement of families and widespread psychological trauma, while undermining decades of efforts aimed at fostering unity and cooperation among African nations.
“The recent and repeated attacks directed against African migrants and foreign nationals in South Africa constitute a grave assault on the ideals of Pan-African solidarity, African unity, human dignity, and mutual respect upon which the African Union project was founded,” Agbese stated.
He argued that xenophobic violence threatens the vision of a united Africa and weakens confidence in continental institutions established to promote integration, free movement of people and economic cooperation.
Agbese urged the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament to issue a strong condemnation of all forms of xenophobic violence, hate speech and discrimination against African nationals in South Africa.
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