South African government’s recent sarcastic request for Nigeria to identify locations in the country that were used as “drug dens” by fleeing Nigerians is a mockery of international diplomacy and an apparent indication of a subtle backing of the xenophobic attacks by the country’s lawless youths, Ejiofor Alike reports
The recent comments by the South Africa’s minister in the presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, against Nigeria have again confirmed what many perceive as Nigeria’s rising global status as the butt of the joke among the comity of nations.
Nigeria was once a highly respected and feared ‘Giant of Africa’ that enjoyed respect globally and played significant roles in the liberation of South Africa.
However, long years of maladministration and lack of regards for the lives and welfare of Nigerians by successive Nigerian leaders have reduced her status to such a ridiculous level and made the lives of Nigerians very cheap both within and outside the country.
Indeed, flaunting the Nigerian passport outside the shores of the country, which used to be a thing of pride in the past, now makes one a crime suspect, who must prove his innocence.
