- Senator Ned Nwoko urges former colonial powers to pay $5 trillion in reparations and return culturally significant artefacts.
- He emphasizes the need for healing, restoration, and a comprehensive framework to address historical injustices and neocolonialism’s impacts.
Senator Ned Munir Nwoko (PDP, Delta North) of Nigeria has asked former colonialists to pay $5 trillion to African nations as reparation for historical injustices done to Africa.
Nwoko also demanded the return of “culturally significant artefacts taken from the African continent during the colonial period” in a statement he signed.
He stated that the demand was made not out of vengeance but as a means of healing and restoration while emphasizing the importance of establishing a comprehensive reparations framework to assess the damages caused by centuries of injustice.
Nwoko urged colonial powers and the international community to recognize the grave consequences of colonialism, which have harmed the growth and development of developed nations, particularly Nigeria.
Furthermore, I beseech former colonial powers to invest in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic empowerment within African nations, especially those that have borne the brunt of exploitation, Nwoko stated.
The lawmaker’s statement, titled ‘Demand for Reparations and Neocolonialism Mitigation in African Nations,’ emphasized the urgent need to address historical injustices and neocolonialism, which have left an indelible mark on the African continent.
He recalled that “the transatlantic slave trade tore families apart and scarred our collective memory, inflicting anguish and despair across generations,” noting specifically that “the transatlantic slave trade tore families apart and scarred our collective memory, inflicting anguish and despair across generations.”
FG announces N5bn palliative each for 36 states, FCT
The Federal Government has announced a N5bn palliative for each state of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy.
The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, announced in Abuja on Thursday when he spoke to State House correspondents at the end of a National Economic Council meeting.
Vice President Kashim Shettima presided over the meeting.
The council comprises the governors of the 36 states, the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, and other coopted government officials.
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