Nigeria and South Africa.
The Governor of Lagos State Babatunde Raji Fashola has expressed his displeasure at the fact that Nigeria is not afforded the proper respect it deserves for its fight against Apartheid.Fashola expressed
the way Nigerian's are treated in South Africa and also how those Countries that played the least part in the freedom of South Africa are the now the ones mostly respected and recognised by South Africa.
We are privileged to share this planet with him. "But then, there are more questions than answers "the Governor said...."When you look at the part of the world where ovation is now
the loudest, it was the part from where the pain was the most vicious. In a very cruel irony, history is being revised.
The people, who collaborated with the government that enthroned apartheid at that time, are the people that are paying the biggest tribute now......`But I ask myself: is this not the time for deep reflection? I doubt if any African country expended as much time, as much money and as much commitment as the Nigerian Government.
``I was a teenager then in 1976 when anti-apartheid campaigns really gained resurgence in every home in this country.
``Nigeria paid a huge price for what South Africa has become today. I remember the anti-apartheid campaign was at the core of Nigerian foreign policy.
``I remember we did not go for a particular Commonwealth Games because of South Africa.
``I remember we took drastic measures against the foreign collaborators of apartheid regime and nationalised assets.
``But the tragic irony is that we are the ones being driven out of South Africa. The British can enter South Africa. We have to take a visa.
``These are deep questions because they hurt me. And we have to do something about the situation.''