Medellín, Colombia – Di gist wey dey hot for the land as Colombia government don finally release part of the infamous Hacienda Nápoles wey belong to Pablo Escobar to women wey suffer because of the conflict. President Gustavo Petro no dey play as him don announce say dem go give 120 hectares of that land to women farmers as part of di land reform wahala wey dey happen for di country.
This land distribution na big deal o! We all sabi say Hacienda Nápoles no be ordinary place, e don turn symbol of power and corruption since di days of Escobar. E dey full of exotic animals, including hippos wey don cause plenty wahala for di environment. Now, na opportunity for women wey don face violence during di long years of conflict to start new life.
Since 1993 when di drug kingpin go meet him maker, di land don dey try find better purpose. Dem turn di place into tourist site, but many dey fear say dis new move fit spoil di tourism business. Some people don dey complain say dem go lose plenty money as di park dey attract over one million visitors yearly. But, who no like make paddy help their own?
Petro don dey push dis reparations policy since e begin him term. E talk say dis na way to right di wrong wey plenty people don suffer. “We dey recover di hacienda for di victims,” e shout for social media. E also talk say di land go help give some dignity back to di women wey don suffer, and we go fit hear small-small joy for dem voice as dem accept di land back.
Dis land issue dey very serious matter for Colombia, as e dey represent decades of struggle and pain wey many people don face because of di conflict. Most times, na dem wey no get, dey suffer pass. Now wey dem fit see some light, we hope say di future dey bright.
Di current administration go need to manage dis transition well, or else dem go receive plenty wahala from di tourism sector. We no go wan hear say some paddy don dey drag government to court because of land wahala, abi?
As things dey unfold, we go dey follow dis matter closely. We fit only hope say di benefits go pass di challenges, and dem go fit turn di land into safe haven for di women wey get plenty dreams.
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