Xenophobic attacks: Senate withdraws from N’Assembly trip to S’Africa

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Leke Baiyewu, Abuja

The Senate has cancelled its plan to send a delegation to South Africa to investigate the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other Africans in the country.

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the plenary on Wednesday, made the announcement after a closed-door meeting with members of the chamber.

He said, “On our trip to South Africa, we noted that the House of Representatives insists on going to South Africa independently. We thought we could lead a single and harmonized delegation of the National Assembly to avoid the embarrassment of multiple delegations. The Senate, therefore, decided to pull out to allow the House delegation to proceed.”

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