‘Sue South Africa’ – Ex Foreign Affairs Minister Tells Nigerian Government

This was contained in a statement he made available to Guardian.

According to Akinyemi, South African government failed to protect Nigerians and made statements unbecoming of a responsible country.

The former minister said Nigeria must sue South Africa because the xenophobic attacks were in violation of Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

The attacks, according to Akinyemi, were also against Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers.

Akinyemi also accused the south African government of encouraging this attacks going by the statements which came from their leaders such as; Pandor, defense minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and former deputy minister of police Bongani Mkongi.