Colonial injustices: the Senate sets up ambassadors, high commissioners of the African countries on Monday

Colonial injustices: the Senate sets up ambassadors, high commissioners of the African countries on Monday

By Raphael Ekpang

The Nigeria Senate Committee for repairs and repatriation of the Senate of Abuja (Core Reporter) has decided to meet ambassadors and high commissioners of all African countries. Monday 30 June 2025 to forge a common position on how to deal with the injustice of Cologne put on the continent from the western world.

This was announced on Thursday 26 June during the interactive session of one day on historical and systemic injustices, reparative justice and the repatriation of the African cultural, human and economic heritage held at the complex of the National Assembly of Abuja.

The committee chaired by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko Delta North Senatorial District expressed his willingness to actively pursue the repatriation of the looted cultural artifacts of Nigeria.

As part of his main mandate to face the historical injustices imposed by slavery and colonialism, the Committee has invited the interested parties, including legislators, politicians, leaders of civil society, legal, historical experts and international partners to contribute with intuitions that would help to model a “position of the African commissions” and galvanize global support for return efforts.

The President of the Committee, Senator Nwoko, observed that the Committee is ready to face the secule injustices relating to slavery with attention to guarantee the return of the sacked cultural heritage.

He boasted that the Committee undertakes to connect credible evidence of offenses by individuals, states, companies and institutions, both passed and present, with the aim of facing systemic injustices that have marginalized groups within Nigeria and African diaspora.

According to Nwoko, “the work of the committee is structured, based on evidence and vast scope, aiming not only to face cultural and historical issues, but also to cover various sectors affected by historical injustices.

“The work in front of us is not symbolic or ceremonial, we are authorized to investigate local and international injustices in progress and in progress and formulate concrete recommendations for compensation and compensation,” he said.

In addition, the Committee tries to establish dialogical paintings and to propose legal and political models aligned with national and international laws, collaborating with experts in law, history, anthropology, economics and diplomacy.

In line with the mandate of the Committee and to support his efforts, he appointed Chukwuebuka Anyduba, development strategist and cultural lawyer, as a consultant.

Anyduba will recommend the strategy, the involvement of stakeholders, international partnerships and communications, in particular in promoting awareness and supporting the repatriation of stolen artifacts and reparative justice.

His appointment is considered strategic to amplify the Nigeria agenda on repairs and model its global cultural heritage.

The Committee also provides to involve the local and international parties through dialogue, diplomacy and development of policies to facilitate the return of cultural activities sacked during colonialism and slavery.

Citing the degradation of the oil of the Niger delta, the extrajudicial killings, the lead from Zamfara lead and accidents such as the demolitions of Daki Biyu, the president said that there are “no-go areas for the committee, except the cases currently under active judicial consideration.

“We will deal with cases that involve military, multinational abuses or the negligence of the government. Our door is open to all the Nigerians and Africans who seek justice, provided that the matter is not before the courts,” he said, exhorting the disputes to withdraw the cases pending waiting for waiting for waiting for the cases waiting to be waiting for the cases to be awaited to be waiting for the committee ” said.

Basic journalists report that the initiative aligns with wider global efforts to recover cultural heritage and seek reparative justice for historical errors.