Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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Report of police interview of Abiodun Bamigboye (Abbey Trotsky) today

Report of Visit to AIG Zone 2 Headquarters, Osogbo today 28 May 2019 Comrade Abiodun Bamigboye (Abbey Trotsky), acting national chairperson of SPN, and comrade Azeez Arowosegbe (one of the sacked workers), alongside comrades of DSM and SPN from Osun and Oyo Statse, honoured the invitation of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), in charge of Zone 2 (Osun,

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Action needed to free Abiodun Bamigboye!

UPDATE 9:23pm 23 May 2019 The arrested comrades, Abbey and Arowosegbe are at Zone 2 police command in Osogbo, Osun state. We had comrades and lawyers waiting for them, and eventually they will be released on bail into the care of Alfred Adegoke, a DSM comrade and lawyer living in Osogbo who was the SPN’s candidate in last September’s Osun

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MAY DAY SOLIDARITY GREETINGS

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

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URGENT NEED FOR SPEEDY CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF ROADS IN AGBADO/OKE ARO LCDA TO PREVENT TRAGEDY IN

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

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NO TO POLICE BRUTALITY AND THE EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS

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

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UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN: ERC Condemns the Suspension of Ojo Aderemi and Others

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

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OAU STUDENTS FACING MOUNTING ATTACKS AFTER UNION PROSCRIPTION

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

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LASU STUDENTS UNION ELECTION: Management and Electoral Commission Must Respect the Order of Electora

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.

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LASPOTECH WORKERS IN STRUGGLE AGAINST ATTACKS ON PAYS AND CONDITIONS

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

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DANGOTE TRUCK OFFICERS AND ENL DOCKWORKERS CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE FOR EARNED ENTITLEMENTS

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

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TASCE AND OGUN WORKERS: Ogun Government Must Pay all Salary Arrears of TASCE Workers

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

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OBNOXIOUS TAX-POLICY IN ABUJA: Working Masses Must Fight for Better Conditions

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

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CALL FOR PARTY DE-REGISTRATION: An Elitist Conspiracy Against Working People and Democratic Rights

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

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RESTRUCTURING: Can it resolve Nigeria’s Social, Economic and Political Problems?

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

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REJECT RENEWAL OF POWER SECTOR LICENSE

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

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SPN TAKES SOCIALIST PROGRAMMES TO NIGERIANS IN THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS

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)

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SIGNING OF N30,000 MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT AN END ON ITS OWN

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

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NUT MUST LEAD TEACHERS IN ACTION TO SAVE EDUCATION NOW

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

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2019 May Day: DSM and SPN Put Working People Issues on the Front Burners at Rallies

2019 May Day: DSM and SPN Put Working People Issues on the Front Burners at Rallies By Peluola Adewale, DSM NEC SPN members at Lagos May Day – photo DSM   (Click to enlarge) This year’s May Day came a few weeks after the new minimum wage of N30, 000 had been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. So it

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CWI May Day greetings to workers and the oppressed fighting against capitalism worldwide

CWI May Day greetings to workers and the oppressed fighting against capitalism worldwide The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends revolutionary May Day greetings to all workers and oppressed people fighting against capitalism worldwide. We commemorate the struggles and sacrifices of past generations of fighters and martyrs in the struggles against bosses and dictators and for a socialist world.