Nigeria Labour union protests Morocco’s
colonization of Western Sahara
June 1, 2015 Premium Times

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday in Abuja
demanded that Morocco put an end to its
colonisation of Western Sahara.
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, made the call
during a protest match under the broad platform
of the Nigeria Movement for Solidarity with the
Western Sahara.
The platform comprises the Nigerian students
from University of Abuja and Nasarawa State
University, Amilcar Cabal Ideological School,
Centre for Popular Education and Partners for
Electoral Reform.
Others are Socialist Workers League and Protest
to Power Movement, among others.
Mr. Wabba, who was represented by Kiri
Mohammed, the Deputy NLC President, led the
protest to the Moroccan Embassy and the UN
House, where the group submitted petitions
respectively.
The protesters carried placards with various
inscriptions such as “Saharawi people must be
free in their own country”, “World and Africa
people should unite to liberate Western Sahara
now”.
Other inscriptions read, “Denying Saharawi their
independence is an injustice”, “Moroccan
oppression of the Saharawi people”, “Morocco
should get out of Western Sahara.”
The letter submitted at the Moroccan Embassy
called on the country to respect the resolutions of
the UN to conduct a referendum to enable the
people to determine whether the people want to
belong to Morocco or to be an independent
country.
“The only viable, peaceful and democratic solution
to the decolonisation of Western Sahara is for
Morocco to allow the conduct of free, fair and
democratic referendum.
“This will ensure the exercise by the Saharawi
people of their inalienable rights of self-
determination and independence.
“We need the Western Sahara as a free country,
as much as we respect the rights of Morocco as
an independent country.
The letter, which was also read by the leader of
the protest, appealed to Morocco to withdraw
from further occupation of the Western Sahara
and that the people should be free to express
themselves.
Another copy of the protest letter addressed to
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon was also
submitted at the UN House in Abuja.
The letter demanded that the UN should unfold an
action plan to enforce its resolution on the
referendum.
The letter, read by Abiodum Aremu, the Secretary,
Labour and Civil Society Coalition, urged the
Secretary-General to hold a special session of its
General Assembly to consider an action plan to
decolonise Western Sahara.
It stated that the action plan should set the
democratic processes and dates and address the
security concerns that should pave the way for
the conduct of a free, fair and democratic
referendum.
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, Nasiru
Fagge, President, Academic Staff Union of
Universities, and Basirat Nahibi, President, Women
Advancement for Economic and Leadership
Empowerment in Africa, participated in the
protest. (NAN)
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Hmm so there is a country that has not gained independence in this 21 century, well they should be happy its an African country that colonized them what of if it was a European

ARE this people not everything that is wrong with the world?
are this people not the same people that will go against the freedom of Biafra just at the mention of Biafra?
But here they are are protesting morroco's colonization of western sahara.
i don't any problem with the protest but their hypocrisy is what amaze me.

NLC? Like seriously?

Wetin concern agbero with overload?