Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has responded to the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

Obasanjo expressed his opinion on the issue on Saturday, April 25, 2015, while speaking at the Texas Southern University (TSU) in Houston, Texas.

The former President stated that if South Africa can’t accommodate other Africans, then it doesn’t deserve its leadership role in the continent.

“The xenophobia incidents in South Africa are really unfortunate,” Obasanjo said.

‘South Africa is one of the most developed countries in Africa and will continue to be one of the leaders of Africa. If a country that is a leader in Africa can’t accommodate other Africans then it doesn’t deserve to be a leader,’ he added.

Meanwhile Nigerians in SA are said to have lost about N84 million to the incident which left seven foreigners dead and many others displaced.