My people, make I yarn you wetin dey happen for Davos wey don scatter ground. Every January, dem big men and women wey get power like jet fly go Davos, Switzerland come dey package how the rest of us go survive. Na World Economic Forum dem dey call am, but for countries like Nigeria, e be like say dem dey judge us pass wey we don enter moral courtroom.
Last month, dem gather again, but dis time, e pass normal. Donald Trump no dey miss chance to show say him dey run things, even drop wetin him dey call ‘Board of Peace,’ wey no get space for any Black African. But no be my wahala, make I face more pressing matter.
Climate change shey don come wey no dey hide again; e don dey affect us for here. Floods, heatwaves, food shortages and energy wahala don turn our normal life. This one be the thing wey dem for Davos suppose dey talk. But as usual, dem wey cause wahala go sit down dey discuss how people wey no fit breathe oxygen go take solve am. Na so e be!
The theme na climate financing, energy transition and how we fit dey reach net zero. Wealthy nations dey gree talk how dem go decarbonise but dem no dey gree see how dem go support wey dey suffer the impact. Na so life be, abi?
To make matter worse, dem dey ask developing countries like Nigeria to leap into clean energy future without even sorting basic challenges like the light matter wey dey vex us everyday. As we dey grind for life with bad electricity wey no dey gree work, dem dey call our own oil and gas “dirty.” Wetin happen na? Na climate injustice wey just dey wear suit and tie!
For Davos, dem dey always talk about “climate adaptation” and “resilience building” but for our side, adaptation be like survival! People dey relocate because of floods, farmers dey pray make rain no carry their work waka. Na wah!
One big gist for Davos na climate finance matter. Long time ago, dem promise developing countries say dem go give us $100 billion annually, but that promise dey like mirage. Wetin we need no be sympathy, na action we want! No more loans wey go tie us down, make we get better structure for our climate action.
Nigeria dey face wahala if we no get money to invest for gas as transition fuel, renewables, and even infrastructure. But dem dey only talk and talk no be action. One gbege wey dey for Davos now be say dem dey frame developing countries as the people wey dey hold climate progress back. Abeg, how far?
Climate change na collective crime, and dem no go reset am for new generations. As industrialised nations dey shine their eyes, they still dey forget say dem don enjoy wealth wey come from all the emissions wey dem don release over the years. E no fair!
As Nigeria dey balance for all this matter, Davos suppose give us sense, no fit carry road map come for us. We need to align climate policies with our national development goals. Clean energy must no mean una wahala, e must mean say we fit get energy wey affordable for us.
Climate conversation no fit wait for us make we organize, but e gree keep our interests in mind. If dem dey talk about phasing out fossil fuel, na serious wahala dey wait for us. Nigeria still dey depend on oil and gas revenue; if dem close door we go face serious gobe. After all the talk, we still get floods and power wahala for our side.
Tinubu government gatz na manage this climate diplomacy well. We need to insist say any climate plan must align with job creation and energy access. We fit no dey allow climate vulnerability turn person wey dey beg, but we fit use am to enhance our bargaining power.
In conclusion, my people, we must step up our game. Make we fight corruption and ensure our house dey arranged. If we fit manage our wahala, climate finance go follow. Una see how e be?
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