Chai! Na serious matter we get today o! UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, don raise alarm say make we finish wetin we don start since 60 years. E call for complete decolonisation of Western Sahara and 16 other territories wey still dey under colonial rule.
As Guterres open the 2026 session for Special Committee on Decolonisation, he yan plenty sense wey vain people suppose listen. According to am, na wetin we call equality wey we suppose get among nations. Nobody no suppose be ruler and another person wey be ruled.
Continuing, him talk say colonialism no just finish for history; e still dey affect people today na. Di legacy don create wahala wey dey show for economic exploitation, racism, inequality, and exclusion from decision-making. Na serious injury wey colonialism don cause, and we suppose find way to heal am.
Naija people, e be like say we need to sabi wetin we dey talk from 1961 when dem form di C-24 wey dey monitor territories wey never get correct self-government. Dem don help over 80 territories gain independence since 1945, but e get 17 wey still dey hang, among dem na Western Sahara wey dem dey call Africa’s last colony.
After Spain pack komot for di territory for 1976, wahala don begin scatter everywhere. Morocco dey control majority of di area, while Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic dey try hold wetin dey their own. Di matter don dey hot since wey Spain comot, and e get many talks wey no dey yield good result.
Guterres don set out some priorities to make sure say di decolonisation process no go slack. First, e talk say make people sit down gree dey talk among dem, so that everybody go fit address wetin dey occur for their own areas one by one.
He also make am clear say, especially for di young ones, dem go get role wey no fit ignore. Dem na di future and dem vision fit help build beta tomorrow. Plus, as climate change dey show face for di small island territories, he don stress say make we take climate action serious because e concern everybody.
Na display of resilience and adaptation we need, especially make we fit face wetin climate dey throw at us. Di Secretary-General dey vex no be small, and him sabi say every territory dey matter, so dem need to dey take dem seriously.
So my people, as we dey follow this matter, make we ensure say dem no go forget di suffering wey colonialism don cause humanity. E be like say dem don wake up from sleep, and as dem don dey call for inclusive dialogue, let’s hope say this one go lead to good end for di people wey still dey suffer.
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