THE MOVEMENT for Socialist Transformation (MOST) Nigeria has, in a forceful statement of solidarity with Venezuela, condemned what it describes as a “renewed United States military assault” on the South American nation.
In the detailed statement, signed by Prof. Omotoye Olorode and Comrade Jaye Gaskia, MOST described the invasion as a desperate act of imperialist aggression by a declining United States, driven by the desire to plunder resources and overthrow sovereign governments.
The statement draws direct parallels between the situations in Venezuela and Palestine, describing both as victims of a collapsing capitalist system it terms “Hannibal Capitalism.”
“The invasion of the Bolivarian Republic is a continuation of a long string of egregious violations of nations all over the world for plunder of resources,” the statement reads, accusing global capitalist elites and their “local lackeys” of driving the conflict.
The group, citing Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, argued that the attack exemplifies a pattern of “exterminating peoples so that speculative capital survives.” It also points to extensive use of unilateral sanctions and severe internal political and economic fractures within the United States as indicators of a hegemon in crisis.
MOST calls this a pivotal moment for global solidarity among working people. “It has been Palestine for many months; it is Venezuela today; there is promise it is coming for Iran, Colombia, Cuba, Nigeria, and many more,” the statement warns, asserting that international law and diplomacy have been abandoned.
The Nigerian socialist organisation uses the occasion to urge working people, civic groups, and activists across Nigeria and the Global South to unite against both international imperialism and domestic “comprador oppressors.”
It reaffirms support for Venezuela’s right to self-determination and expresses confidence in the country’s Bolivarian collectives and security forces to defend the socialist legacy.
