ENVIRONMENTAL rights activist Nnimmo Bassey has cancelled a speaking engagement at a conference tagged Financing the Future, which was scheduled to hold September 10 to 11 in Cape Town.
He is the Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation.
His decision is in solidarity with victims of the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
Bassey, who was invited as a speaker and as one of the Global Ambassadors, in a statement, said:“The hate and the resultant violence against others reminds us of the dark apartheid days and appears to underscore the deep disruptions that swirl under the surface of a deeply unequal society.”
Bassey had obtained a visa and received the international air ticket for his participation.
The activist said the violence against Nigerians in South Africa should agitate the entire continent, adding that the African Union (AU) should realign the mindset of all Africans.
Bassey urged Nigerians at home not to vent their anger on South African businesses, stating that two wrongs never make a right.
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