Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, blaming the development on the insincerity of the government and the leaders of the country.
Obasanjo made the declaration while receiving the management of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, led by its chairman, Maj. Gen. Lawrence Onoja (retd.) in Abeokuta, adding that the development betrayed the contributions of Nigeria to South African liberation.
“I will blame the youth of the country for the attacks but I will blame the leaders more in any country that allows xenophobic attacks against fellow Africans for whatever reason,” he said, before stressing on responsible leadership as a means of ending migration.
“The greener pastures is here in your country. I feel disheartened to know that many of our youths perish while crossing the Sahara desert or the Mediterranean.”
