Foreign Minister reacts to China’s mistreatment of Nigerians

The Federal Government has described as disappointing the mistreatment of Africans, including Nigerians, in Guangzhou, saying it will not accept racial discrimination against her citizens in that country.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama declared this while responding to a question in respect of medical assistance being provided by China, especially in the context of cases of discrimination or racism that has been taking place in the Asian country.

He said the Nigerian Consulate in Guangzhou has been directed to systematically detail every single case of discrimination and every single case of loss or damage suffered by any Nigerian, saying anyone that requires compensation and damages will be vigorously pursued to its logical conclusions.

Onyeama said: “Now, we have been engaging with the Chinese government at various levels at the level of our Consulate in Guangzhou, which is where these cases of discrimination and racism have been taking place and also at the federal level with our ambassador and the embassy in Beijing.

“So, we’ve made it clear to the Chinese government in no uncertain terms unequivocally that under no circumstances will we accept racial discrimination against Nigerians or indeed Africans or blacks in China, that, that is a red line for us.

“They have in turn told us that there is no case of that ongoing but clearly, you know, we are seeing videos; I have received reports and we’ve told them it’s unacceptable and we’re also engaging with other African countries to decide and work together on definitive steps and measures that we will take because of this situation.