The current President of the Federal republic of Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan and his Counterpart from South African President Jacob Zuma had a telephone conversation over the last xenophobic attacks on citizen of Nigeria leaving in South Africa.
In a comment released on Thursday, April 30, by the South African presidency, Zuma spoke over telephone with Jonathan on the need not to let the recent attacks on some Nigerians and their businesses create any diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
he said: “The two Presidents reaffirmed the warm and cordial relations between South Africa and Nigeria and pledged that the two countries will continue to work together for the good of their peoples and the continent as a whole.
“President Jonathan expressed his support for the efforts of South Africa to arrest the attacks on foreign nationals and to ensure the safety and security of all citizens, including foreign nationals and those from the African continent in particular, who bore the brunt of the attacks earlier this month (April).”
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