Zuma promises to return confiscated funds to Nigeria
South African President Jacob Zuma says his government will
do everything possible to ensure that the monies confiscated by South Africa during Goodluck Jonathan’s regime are returned to Nigeria.
Mr Zuma made the promise while addressing reporters after bilateral talks with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said the Nigerian and South African governments were working on the matter and that the relevant structures were already recovering some of the loots.
Th South African leader also told reporters that investigations were ongoing to ensure that anything that was illegally taken to South Africa would be returned.
On the issue of xenophobia, the South African President described it as unfortunate, promising to address it ones and for all.
“Africans should realise that they are the same and should avoid conflicts and attacks on each other,” he stressed.
The Nigerian leader also addressed reporters, touching different issues.
On the fine imposed on a South African company in Nigeria, MTN, President Buhari says the Federal Government was worried about the security implication of incident and not the fine imposed.
According to the President, several lives could not have been lost if the MTN carried out the instructions by the regulatory body.
He, however, expressed joy that the South African company had agreed to pay the fine imposed on them.
The South African leader is in Nigeria of a two-day state visit.
He is expected to address the National Assembly later on Tuesday.
Both leaders will also address the South Africa Business Forum before the end of the visit.
In President Zuma’s delegation are the Minister of Trades and Industry, Rob Davies, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister for Energy, Tina Joemat-Peterson, Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Zwane.
