Category: Socialist Democracy 2019 issues

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

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

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

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