Evacuate Nigerians in South Africa, TUC urges FG

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Bobboi Kaigama, TUC President

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to put modalities in place to evacuate Nigerians in South Africa, following the Xenophobic attack.

The TUC spoke against the attack in a statement sign by its President, Bobboi Kaigama and General-Secretary, Musa-Lawal Ozigi in Lagos on Monday.

The two officials described the anger of South Africans as misplaced, noting that those found culpable should be punished.

They also said that the South Africans had no justification for attacking Africans, adding that out of about 2.3 million immigrants living in their country, only 1.6 million were Africans.

”Africans are engaged in small shops, vending and service industries. The whites control about 8.7 per cent of the population and control over 85 per cent wealth, ”TUC said.

The union commended the role Nigeria played in the…

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