NLC to Buhari: Fulfill your promise to Western Sahara

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to honour his pledge to assist Western Sahara gets their independence from Morocco. Wabba, who made this call this when he spoke in Abuja at a forum tagged: Nigeria in the Struggle for the Liberation of Western Sahara, that it’s unfair that Nigeria government continues to romance the Moroccan government that has refused to let a sister country live freely and independently exist. “President Muhammadu Buhari has in different fora, promised to stand by the people of Western Sahara and use his position as the president of Nigeria to make sure they gain their independence. But the Moroccan government has refused to let Western Sahara exist and live freely, yet the president and the government he is leading, have done nothing so far. Rather, they are busy romancing the Moroccan government. “We therefore call on President Muhammad Buhari to keep his words and fulfill his promise to the people of Western Sahara. Nigerian government must rise to the occasion and do what is expected of it as a leading country in Africa. “It is expected of Nigeria to stand against all forms of injustice against fellow African countries. The silent of Nigerian government against the evil being melted on the people of Western Sahara simply means that Nigeria is associating itself with injustice. “Let it be known that African continent as a whole will not know peace until all countries under any form of colonial rule or influence are completely liberated,” Wabba, said. Also speaking, the President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Comrade Biodun Ogunyemi, stressed that Nigerian government and its citizens must do everything within their power to support the independent of the Western Saharans. He warned the Nigerian government to stay clear of anything that associates it to the ongoing injustice against the people of Western Sahara. Ogunyemi also urged President Buhari to use his position as the head of ECOWAS to support the freedom and independence of Western Sahara. In a similar call, Comrade Ezenwa Nwagwu, of the Committee for Defence of Human Rights, urged Nigerians to boycott goods and products from Morocco in solidarity with the people of Western Sahara.

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