Xenophobia: Ike Ekweremadu takes case to International parliament
- Senator Ike Ekweremadu has taken the issue of Xenophobia to an international parliament
- Ekweremadu who is currently in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, raised the issue while speaking at the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace
- The Enugu lawmaker had earlier called on the federal government to cut all diplomatic ties with South Africa over the crisis
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has reported South African authorities to the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP).
The IPTP is currently holding a session in Ethiopia and the Enugu lawmaker is attending.
Ekweremadu brought the attention of the parliament to the wave of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other black foreigners in South Africa.
Speaking on Monday, October 28 at the opening plenary of the parliament, Ekweremadu, who chairs the legal and legislative affairs committee of the IPTP, urged the parliament to pay special attention to the xenophobic attacks.
“There is a growing trend in acts and incidences of intolerance, which is destroying the brotherhood, peace, and mutual relationship among the people of Africa.
“As a special parliament focusing on tolerance and peace, we will not close our eyes to the cases of xenophobia wherever it exists,” Ekweremadu said.
He commended the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Ahmed Abiy for his efforts at promoting tolerance and peace in the East African nation and beyond.
He also commended the prime minister for his recent Noble Peace Prize after driving the deal that ended the nearly 20-year old border hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Ekweremadu also expressed satisfaction with the impact and expansion of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace since its inauguration in Malta in July 2018.
Recall that Ekweremadu had earlier called on the federal government to cut all diplomatic ties with South Africa over the incessant killings of Nigerians in the country.
He also condemned the South African government for not taking any decisive steps to end these attacks, which he lamented has led to the wanton loss of lives and properties of fellow Africans, especially Nigerians.
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