For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
NO TO POLICE BRUTALITY AND THE EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS For Democratic Control of Police by Communities For Decent Conditions and Right to Union for Police Officers By Fidel Davynovic The “Right to life, freedom of association, freedom of movement, freedom of Expression” etc., as stipulated in the 1999 Constitution (as amended), has come under increased attacks in the last three months
URGENT NEED FOR SPEEDY CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF ROADS IN AGBADO/OKE ARO LCDA TO PREVENT TRAGEDY IN THIS RAINY SEASON SPN Calls for Mass Actions by Residents to Force Ogun Government to Act By Ayo Ajakaye & Fatai Umoron, Chairperson & Secretary, SPN, Ifo LG, Ogun State The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Ifo LGA, hereby calls the attention of
MAY DAY SOLIDARITY GREETINGS FROM NUT LAGOS STATE WING The Lagos State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Adedoyin Adesina on behalf of State Exco and SWEC greets all Lagos State teachers and staff of the Ministry of Education, SUBEB, TESCOM, EQA on this year celebration of the 2019 MAY DAY wishing all a memorable remembrance of the martyrs of
Socialist Democracy May – June 2019 Edition SIGNING OF N30,000 MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT AN END ON ITS OWN The leadership of NLC, TUC and ULC must be ready for a united and concerted struggle to force the full implementation without retrenchment of workers in public and private sectors By Abbey Trotsky After over three years the N18, 000 National
SPN TAKES SOCIALIST PROGRAMMES TO NIGERIANS IN THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS The Struggle to Mobilise Nigerians Around Socialist Change Continues By Bosah Chinedu For the first time in the history of Nigeria, a political party with socialist programmes participated in a general election. For years, the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) struggled and defeated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
REJECT RENEWAL OF POWER SECTOR LICENSE Demand Renationalisation of the Sector Under Democratic Control By Fidel Davynovic The federal government is set to review the licenses of the power companies (GENCOs and DISCOs) this year after it is due for renewal. In line with the neo-liberal agenda, it is most likely that the government will renew the licenses of the
RESTRUCTURING: Can it resolve Nigeria’s Social, Economic and Political Problems? By Kola Ibrahim No doubts Nigeria is in a deep crisis and many different recipes are being put forward to get out of it, one of the most frequently heard is “restructuring”. Now restructuring means different things to different people based on interests. However, there are some common terms that
CALL FOR PARTY DE-REGISTRATION: An Elitist Conspiracy Against Working People and Democratic Rights By Wole Olubanji Engels The 2019 general election left several issues in its trail. Nigerian politicians perfected the art of vote-buying and fomented violence to force cancellation of votes where they had little assurances of victory; INEC embarrassed the country, shifted polls in the dead of the
OBNOXIOUS TAX-POLICY IN ABUJA: Working Masses Must Fight for Better Conditions By Oladimeji Macaulay The last general elections offered members of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) the opportunity to speak to many residents of Abuja at the area councils and it was clear that their biggest worry is the unfair tax policy in the face of government failure to
TASCE AND OGUN WORKERS: Ogun Government Must Pay all Salary Arrears of TASCE Workers Reinstate Former NLC Chair, Ambali and Meet Demands of Ogun Workers By Eko John Nicholas The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) Ogun chapter, calls on the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led APC/APM government to stop the current subterfuge, vacillations and arm-twisting in regards to the 30
DANGOTE TRUCK OFFICERS AND ENL DOCKWORKERS CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE FOR EARNED ENTITLEMENTS By Chinedu Bosah It is now over two years since Dangote Truck Officers and the ENL Dockworkers have been in court to press for their earned allowances and entitlements. The judiciary, they say is the last hope of the common man but from experience, it is a nightmare
LASPOTECH WORKERS IN STRUGGLE AGAINST ATTACKS ON PAYS AND CONDITIONS By H.T. Soweto Ten union leaders of three staff unions (ASUP, NASU and SSANIP) of Lagos State Polytechnic were arrested and detained on April 15 by police following trumped up allegation by the Rector of the polytechnic. They were later arraigned at the Magistrate Court on April 17 which granted
LASU STUDENTS UNION ELECTION: Management and Electoral Commission Must Respect the Order of Electoral Tribunal For Independent Students Unionism Without Management’s Interference By Wole Olubanji National Mobilisation Officer, ERC The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns the role of management of the Lagos State University (LASU) in the last elections of the Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU) and subsequently after.
OAU STUDENTS FACING MOUNTING ATTACKS AFTER UNION PROSCRIPTION Students Must Support Action Committee To Organise and Lead Imminent Fight Back By Micheal Lenin The attacks on the students of Obafemi Awolowo University have increased ever since the Professor Ogunbodede-led administration suspended the Students’ Union of the institution. It was the bold attempt by Great Ife students to rescue their union
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN: ERC Condemns the Suspension of Ojo Aderemi and Others Students and Staff Unions Should Demand Immediate and Unconditional Recall of Victimised Students and Lift of Ban on Students Union By Ogunjimi Isaac Oyo State Coordinator, ERC The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, Oyo State chapter, condemns the decision of the University of Ibadan students’ disciplinary committee and its
NUT MUST LEAD TEACHERS IN ACTION TO SAVE EDUCATION NOW Comrade Aj. Dagga Tolar (in personal capacity) in a chat with Socialist Democracy SD: HOW HAS EDUCATION FARED UNDER BUHARI? Dagga: Education is in a terrible state, the facts on the ground indicate nothing else but a disaster, with a population of 200 million, and we have the highest number
Sudan: No to rule of the generals! CWI Reporter, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party England & Wales) After 30 years of dictatorship in Sudan, historic mass protests have achieved the fall of President Omar Al-Bashir in a forced ‘palace coup’ by the generals. Following this, a ‘transitional military council’ was established, with defence minister Amhed Awad
Algeria: Bouteflika is finished but not yet the Algerian revolution! Amar Benhamouche, Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI France) Bouteflika, the hated president of Algeria, is gone! But the Algerian people are by no means giving up their struggle. This is despite the way the regime is constantly taunting the demonstrators, trying to frighten them and spread false information to tarnish the image
President Buhari Re-elected amidst Voters’ Apathy By Peluola Adewale President Muhammadu Buhari is the winner of the 2019 presidential election, held on February 23, having officially had 15 miliion as against 11 million votes garnered by his capitalist main challenger Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. Actually, there were 71 presidential candidates. But, electorally, the other candidates were hardly in contest