XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS AGAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH NEEDS COURSE ON HISTORY
XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS AGAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH NEEDS COURSE ON HISTORY
By:
Nurudeen Dauda
7th April, 2017.
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A Nigerian, Razak Ajoa was confirmed killed yesterday by mob in South Africa. Permit me to restate my view, as the possible way out of the problem. There is a need for a HISTORY COURSE to be taught to all South Africans by the South African Government ON NIGERIA'S ROLE AGAINST APARTHEID regime.
A course on the History of the role played by Nigeria against the Apartheid regime of South Africa needs to be introduced immediately throughout the South African school Curriculum at all levels of their educational system if the madness called "XENOPHOBIA" is to be stopped. The Zulu youth who are the majority in South Africa needs to know what Nigeria and Nigerians did to them during the white minority rule in their country.
Another knowledge that the South African Government needs to educate its people on is about the existence of many companies of South Africa origin or investors in Nigeria; such as: MTN whose about 60% annual profits is generated in Nigeria. DSTV which is the biggest internet connector in Nigeria. Shoprites a raising provisions store in Nigeria and Standbic IBTC one of the leading banks in Nigeria among others that are all companies with huge South African investment.
The Zulu youth complained that Nigerians and other foreign nationals have taken over their jobs as well as girls. The Zulu youth are allegedly described as lazy people who are not hard-working but they want girls. The girls on the other hand were deserting Zulu youth because they could not pay their bills. It is allegedly said that the girls prefer foreigners because they could pay their bills.However, the Zulu youth have failed to understand that the jobs being taken by foreigners are not government paid jobs. For instance, most of the Nigerians in South Africa are Self- employed. More so, some of them under paid jobs are into menial jobs ;such as shop attendants, cleaners, corpses washer etc. The Zulu should be educated properly to know that most of the people are not the in the payroll of South African government.
As student of international relations cum Foreign Policy Analysis I want to suggest that Nigeria must change its long held foreign policy which many scholars of International relations described as "Flamboyant" or Father Xmas foreign policy. Nigeria has assisted many countries in Africa without asking or looking for anything. This perhaps is the reason why many countries have taking us for granted. We have helped Liberia,Sierra Leone ,etc without benefiting with anything. The western powers give foreign aid to poor nations and return they benefit for it. Nigeria has restored peace in Liberia and Sierra Leone but did not gain anything for it,no even deserved respect.
Sir Balewa lobbied for the effective expulsion of South Africa from the Commonwealth in 1961.Beyond political support, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the first leader to provide a direct financial aid to the ANC from the early 1960s. At the height of the liberation movement in the 1970s, Nigeria alone provided $5-million annual subvention to the ANC and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) annually. In 1976, Nigeria set up the Southern Africa Relief Fund (SAFR) destined to bring relief to the victims of the apartheid regime in South Africa, provide educational opportunities to them and promote general welfare.
The military administration of General Obasanjo contributed $3.7 million to the fund. Moreover, General Obasanjo made a personal donation of $3,000, while each member of his cabinet also made personal contributions of $1,500 each. All Nigeria’s civil servants and public officers made a 2% donation from their monthly salary to the SAFR. Students skipped their lunch to make donations, and just in 6 months, in June 1977, the popular contribution to the fund reached $10.5 million.
The above mentioned are among the few brotherly love to majority blacks in South Africa showed by Nigeria and Nigerians.
May God bless Nigeria.