Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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COVID-19 WORKERS’ CHARTER

Cardinal Demands Trade Unions, Working People and Youth Should Fight for Working people, the poor and most other Nigerians face a new threat. The COVID-19 pandemic, by accelerating the underlying contradiction of the capitalist system, has indeed triggered a new recession thereby forcing the global economy into crises of immense magnitude. Due to inherent capitalist contradictions, the pandemic is not

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CDCR CHALLENGES OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT TO COMPLETE ABANDONDED IFO ROAD SCHEME

* OGUN STATE GOVERNOR, PRINCE DAPO ABIODUN’S ACCLAIMED ROAD PALLIATIVE WHICH ENTAILS FILLING AN UNTARRED ROAD WITH STONES AND SAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAINING SEASON IS A SIGN OF GROSS INCOMPETENCE * NO MORE EMPTY PROMISES! * CDCR CHALLENGES THE OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE THE COMMENCEMENT DATE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE ABANDONED 32 KILOMETRE SANGO/AKUTE/AJUWON/OJODU ABIODUN

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CDWR Demands Reversal of Extortionate fees in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC)

* We call for adequate funding of health sector and provision of free and quality health care at all levels Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Osun State, hereby condemns in absolute terms the extortionate, exploitative and inhuman fees being charged poor patients at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) in Ile-Ife and its annex at Wesley

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DSM WELCOMES THE RECONCILIATION AND REUNIFICATION OF THE NLC

CALLS FOR THE REBUILDING OF A FIGHTING TRADE UNION MOVEMENT TO RESCUE NIGERIA The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) welcomes the reconciliation and reunification of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). However, we call for sober reflection and the beginning of the conscious rebuilding of the labour movement so as to respond to the yearnings of not just the Nigerian workers but

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SCHOOL REOPENING – ERC CALLS FOR INFRASTRUCTURES TO BE COVID-19 COMPLIANT BEFORE REOPENING

ERC CALLS FOR EXTENSIVE OVERHAULING OF SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURES TO MAKE THEM COVID-19 SAFETY COMPLIANT AS A CONDITION FOR REOPENING * FOR A COVID-19 EDUCATION CHARTER AND SAFETY TASKFORCE COMPOSED BY TEACHERS, PUPILS AND PARENTS IN EVERY SCHOOL, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY RULES The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education’s permanent secretary had on

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NLC AND ULC RECONCILIATION

SPN welcomes the development and calls for a fighting leadership The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) welcomes the reconciliation of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and United Labour Congress (ULC) announced on Thursday, 16th July, 2020. This is after, over four years ago, a group of trade unions which later metamorphosed into the ULC broke away from the NLC

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COMMUNITY POLICING ADVISORY COMMITTEE CANNOT EFFECTIVELY FIGHT CRIME IN THE ABSENCE OF MASS PARTICIPATION OF THE COMMUNITY PEOPLE AND MASSIVE JOBS CREATION

Only a Socialist Society Can Eradicate Poverty, Crime and Police Brutality On Thursday, June 25, 2020 the Community Policing Advisory Committee of the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area was inaugurated .The mandate of the inaugurated committee is to assist the police and the local government authorities in fighting crime by identifying security threats in the community amongst others. While we welcome

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LETTER: FAILED ELECTORAL PROMISES OF OGUN STATE GOVERNOR

Dear Editor, Socialist Democracy (SD), Despite promises during the gubernatorial elections in Ogun state last year nothing has been done concerning the development of communities since Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressive Congress (APC) assumed the mantle of the state. One year after, the responsibility for the maintenance of roads and drainages at Olambe, Oke aro, Matogun, Akute still

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THE LIE AND LIES OF CAPITALIST ELECTIONS:  Edo State Example!

Neither Obaseki nor Ize-Iyamu In an almost breath-taking public display of cynical opportunism the main protagonists in the Edo state governorship election that is billed for September 19, 2020, are the same as last time only now they have swapped parties. Unlike what obtained in the 2016 governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, the current governor, elected on the platform of the

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NO TO ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE AND CRAZY BILLS: For Metering of all Consumers

For the Renationalization of the Power Sector Under Democratic Workers’ Control Hike in electricity tariff in Nigeria has become persistent. If there is any new tariff increment this year, it will be the third hike in five years. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had earlier directed the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to increase their tariff beginning from April 1st,

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THE ALMAJIRI PHENOMENON IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Capitalism has Proved Incapable of Resolving the Problem  By Aminu Ali, DSM, Kano State The term Almajiri was coined from an Arabic word, “Almuhajir,” which means a migrant. In northern Nigeria, a person who migrates from his natal town to another in search of Qur’anic education is called Almajiri. Almajirai (plural of Almajiri) move under the tutelage of mallam (teacher),

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LAGOS STREET SWEEPERS PROTEST UNPAID SALARY

CDWR Demands Regular Payment of Salary, Secured and Better Paid Employment for Lagos Street Sweepers By Rufus Olusesan National Chair, CDWR Many Lagos street sweepers have protested unpaid monthly salaries and poor working conditions recently. The street sweepers are employed by sub-contractors to Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and are paid a meager N25, 000 under poor working conditions.

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TASCE CRISIS:  Recall all Politically Victimised Workers and Stop all Forms of Vindictive Action

Accede to Their Legitimate Demands Now! The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the highhandedness and  vindictiveness of  the Dr Kiadese Lukman-led management, and the Prince Adeyemi Adefulu- led governing council of the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu Ogun State towards the plights of the workers of the college especially since the assumption of office by Goveernor

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ASUU STRIKE AND CRISES IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

A United Struggle of Students and Workers Needed Over the years, Nigeria’s budgetary allocation to the education sector continues to vacillate below 10%, which is even a far-cry from the UNESCO recommendation of 15%-20% budgetary allocation for developing countries like Nigeria. By Michael Lenin, DSM Branch, Abuja For instance, the percentage allocated to the education sector this year is a

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Dura Pack Workers Strike Again Over Salary Cut, Poor Working Conditions and Unionisation

Dura Pack workers embarked on two days (June 8 and 9, 2020) “strike action” over salary cut and unionization. The Publicity Secretary of the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) visited the factory to solidarize with workers on June 9, 2020. By Chinedu Bosah and Rufus Olusesan Following the disruption of operation by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dura Pack company

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ENL Dockworkers Won Partial Victory; Resolved to Appeal Judgement

By Chinedu Bosah and Rufus Olusesan The Dockworkers Vs ENL Consortium judgment was delivered on February 20, 2020, by Justice R H Gwandu of the National Industrial Court (NIC) and the dockworkers won a partial victory. The relief for the dockworkers unpaid 8 years N33,000 minimum wage salaries was not granted by the Judge but ordered the payment of the

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GX FOOD LIMITED: The Late Oyo Ex-governor’s Company Sacks Workers Without any Benefit

CDWR Demands the Payments of all Entitlements due to the Sacked Workers and Calls on the State Leadership of NLC, TUC and ULC to Intervene! Barely three days after the demise of Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the ex-Governor of Oyo State who also doubled as the owner and Chairman of the GX FOOD LIMITED, no fewer than 15 poor workers of

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AS HEALTHCARE WORKERS TAKE THE ROAD OF STRUGGLE

DSM Demands Improved Pay and Working Conditions for Health Care Workers For Free, Public-funded and Quality Healthcare Under Democratic Workers Control A strike wave is blowing through the health sector. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, midwives, laboratory staff and other categories of healthcare workers are downing tools and grabbing placards. The issues for which they are going on strike concerns both new

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30,000 MINIMUM WAGE

Labour Must Insist on its Implementation and Prompt Payment Across States Without Retrenchment! Several months after Buhari/APC led government was compelled through various agitations and street protests, including a threat of strike action by Nigeria workers, to finally approve the implementation of the long overdue new minimum of N30,000, many state governments are yet to make concrete commitments over the

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COVID 19 DEEPENS NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC CRISIS: For Socialist Change

As the world economy faces its worst crisis since 1929 Great Depression, Nigeria as a neo-colonial capitalist country, could be among the worst hit. Already the government itself has projected a worst case scenario of the GDP falling in between -4.40 per cent and -8.91 per cent. That is the projection of Vice President Yemi Osibajo led Economic Sustainability Committee