Shehu Sani fumes as South Africa denies BUA Chairman entry visa

Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has tackled the South African government for denying the founder and chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, entry into the country.

DAILY POST reports that Rabiu had while speaking at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday, revealed how he was denied entry into South Africa after his visa expired a day before his trip.

The BUA boss stated that though he was denied entry, European travellers were allowed into the country without visas.

Reacting, Shehu Sani in a post on X on Friday, said the action of the South African government “is an affront to Nigeria”.

“South Africa cannot have billions of dollars investment in our country and treat such a revered figure with rejection and contempt.

“Xenophobia is escalating from the streets to governance. Its time to keep aside history and African brotherhood and deal with this matter squarely,” Sani wrote.