Mr. Benjamin Okoli, President, Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), has commended President Buhari for his visit to South Africa.
According to Okoli who spoke to NAN, the visit will always fears of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.
He also stated that the visit will help ensure the safety of Nigerians and the provision of permit for those who are eligible for it.
“We expect President Buhari to look into matters of protection of Nigerian citizens here; to discuss with South African authorities on police brutality and killing of Nigerians living in South Africa.
“Quite a number of Nigerians have been killed by the South African police.
“So we expect President Buhari to demand an end to such
“We expect discussions on immigration, whereby South Africans will no longer deny Nigerians permit, which is what we call xenophobia in visa-processing.
“People who qualify are not given because of nationality.
“We also expect the president to talk about how we can balance trade between both countries, so that South Africans will not continue to have an advantage over Nigerians,” he said.
On what he expects from South Africa, Okoli said,
“We expect the South African government to compensate Nigerians that were attacked in that country because they lost businesses and properties.
“Their businesses are not illegal; we have profiled them and we intend to go to court to seek redress,” Okoli said.