The Senate on Wednesday named Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu to lead the delegation of the upper legislative chamber to South Africa to investigate the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.
Other members of the delegation announced by Senate President Bukola Saraki during the plenary are Leader of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan; and the Chief Whip, Senator Sola Adeyeye.
Others are Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Shehu Sani; Senator Stella Oduah, Senator Magnus Abe and Senator Shaba Lafiaji.
This is coming a day after their House of Reps counterparts named Leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila to lead a delegation to South Africa over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.
The House last week condemned the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
In an announcement made on the floor of the House on Tuesday by the Deputy Speaker, Lasun Yusuf, the House Leader will be joined by the Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Nnena Okeje (PDP, Abia); Sadiq Ibrahim (APC, Adamawa); Henry Nwawuba (PDP, Imo); Nasiru Daura (APC, Katsina) and Shehu Musa (APC, Bauchi) as members of the delegation.
The House resolved that the delegation of legislators and ministry of foreign affairs officials engages the parliament of South Africa and Nigerians in South Africa on the xenophobic attacks with a few to stop the attacks and any further occurrence in future.
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