A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Jiti Ogunye, has advised the Federal Government to make emigration unattractive by fixing the country.
It is a means of tackling the xenophobic attacks in South Africa, the lawyer posits.
Ogunye stated that boycotting South African firms operating in Nigeria would not solve the problems that cause Nigerians to flee to other conflict-ridden countries.
“My belief is that if we fix our country, that won’t end xenophobic attacks elsewhere against our nationals, but it will make or country a veritable sanctuary for our people so that if they are being harassed elsewhere, they can come home and then earn a decent living.
“So, this is not the time to say, ‘Let’s deal with them in Nigeria: MTN, DStv and Shoprite are there.’”
He noted that, though Nigerians could express disgust, there was the need to look inward, adding that the country should not be turned into a war zone that people flee from perpetually.
Ogunye said, “We should fix our country politically, socially and economically.
“We should make our country attractive to our countrymen and women.
