Gbajabiamila Cuts Short Tanzania Trip To Address Attacks on Nigerians

-Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has cut short his trip to tanzania to address xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that he would be cutting short his trip to Tanzania, where he is attending the 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) conference holding in Zanzibar.

This follows the attack on some Nigerians in south Africa and he also said that the the green chamber may reconvene for one day to address the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa.

The speaker made this known on his twitter page.

He said, “Will be cutting short my trip to Tanzania for the 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference @CPA_Secretariat and will be leaving today, for the leadership of the @HouseNGR to consider cutting short the recess and reconvening for one day to address the killings of Nigerians in SA.”

“Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa have been the targets of attacks since last week when a taxi driver was killed by an alleged drug peddler in Pretoria.

“Foreign-owned businesses have been looted and burnt in different parts of the country.

“As of Monday, three persons had already been killed while one person was in the hospital being treated for smoke inhalation,he said.”