Stay Away From Buhari's Inauguration – NANS Warns President Jacob Zuma

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has advised South African President, Jacob Zuma, to stay away from the inauguration of President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, saying his visit will be an insult to Nigerians over his poor handling of the xenophobic attacks that recently occurred in his country. 

The organisation also threatened to storm the airports should President Zuma decide to grace the inauguration where over 50 Heads of State are expected to attend.

President of the student’s body, Comrade Tijani Usman, in a statement issued in Abuja, lamented that President Zuma’s inability to apologise to Nigeria like he did to Mozambique in spite of the sacrifices the country made for South Africa, was unfortunate.

“We wish to advise the South African President (Jacob Zuma) to rather stay at home and address burning issues, rather than embarking on a visit that is the least desirable.

“The South African President’s failure to apologise to Nigeria for the losses the country and our citizens incurred during the xenophobic attacks on foreigners leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. There is therefore, no point felicitating with a people who clearly do not matter much to you. President Zuma’s visit will only amount to pretense.”

NANS further restated its earlier position that it will henceforth not hesitate to clamp down on South African investments in the country should any incident of xenophobic attacks recur.