Group Writes Trump, Demands Reparation from Countries Involved in Slave Trade in Africa
David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka
A group, Universal Prayer Fellowship (UPF), has written the Chairman of Board Of Peace (BoP) and President of United States of America, President Donald Trump, asking for the convening of a reparation board for Africans over the slave trade of 1480 to 1870AD.
The Board of Peace (BoP) or the Peace Board, is an international organisation with the stated purpose of promoting peacekeeping around the world. The group is chaired by Trump and headquartered in The White House,
Washington DC.
The Founder and President of the group, Dr Iwuchukwu Ezenwafor who spoke to journalists in Awka, also tendered a letter addressed to Trump and dated 28 January, 2026, which he said had been sent to the US President and an acknowledgement of receipt also given by the US Embassy in Nigeria.
In the letter, Ezenwafor said there was need for reparation for Africans because of the indignity and loss of human value suffered in the hands of the countries engaged in the trade at the time.
He said, “History is criminally silent over the devastating consequences and the indelible scars trailing the inhuman transatlantic slave trade spanning over a space of four centuries (1480 – 1870AD) with the shipment of over twelve and half million souls.
“The perpetrating of the heinous transactions first by the Portuguese and the Spaniards followed by the British, the French, the Dutch, the Irish and other European merchants critically depleted the workforce/human capital necessary for sundry development entrenching pain, sorrow, loss of self worth and abject poverty.
“Till date the various communities, ethnic societies, tribes and kingdoms across the entire catchment areas of the West Coast and the Central Africa are yet to recover from the ripple effects of the carefree rampage.”
The group said it is looking at a reparation that can heal the enormous wound caused by the actions as those involved cannot continue to downplay such scary assault and capital crime.
“The Western powers should clearly understand that a matter of this magnitude can never by any means be swept under the carpet. This kind of malfeasance no matter how it’s considered and evaluated can only be addressed by a well thought out reparations.
“Going by the principles and values of the Western/modern civilisation, it behoves the leadership of all the countries involved to do the needful and the ideal time is absolutely now,” the group said.
