The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the United Nations (UN) to support the struggle for self determination and discontinue of economic blockage in Western Sahara by the Moroccan.
President of the Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba who was speaking at a reception in honoured of the outgone Ambassador of Saharawi to Nigeria, Malainine Sadik Bachir, said the freedom of African last colony is dear to the NLC.
Comrade wabba while commending the outgone Ambassador for a harmonous working relationship during his stay in Nigeria.
“We will continue to make this struggle our priority. We want to thank you for the time you have spent with us, for your patience, understanding and working relationship for the good of humanity, for our brothers and sisters including workers in Saharawi republic who have been deprived from the use of her rich resources and culture
“We will continue to support you to make sure that nations of the world do what is good to ensure that this last colony in Africa is liberated.
“We have work hamonusly with the Ambassador for the libration of the people of Sahara because that is dear to ur life.This is to continue struggle and demand for freedom of the people of Western Sahara. Going forward we hope UN and others would support this struggle.We will continue to champion the discontinue the blockage of the economic activities in the country as well Venezuela”.
Also speaking, the President of Nigerian Movement For the Liberation of Western Sahara (NMLWS) Prof Ibrahim Gambari commended Nigeria for being the first to establishing such a movement to put pressure on Morroco to allow the people of Western Sahara to self determination.
On his part the outgoing Ambassador Malainine Sadik Bachir expressed Confidence that the liberation of Saharawi from the claws of imperialism is a certanty.
He further thanked Nigerian government as well as labour for the corporation and solidarity showned his country during his stays in Nigeria.
The Ambassador also assure the world of a continental movement for the liberation of Saharawi, stressing that with determination and continues struggle by all well meaning individuals, the plights of the the Saharawi people soon come to an end.