For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
CDWR MASS MEETING INITIATES CAMPAIGN FOR FULL PAYMENT OF UNPAID SALARY AND PENSION ARREARS IN OYO STATE By Michael Ogundele The Oyo State Chapter of Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) initiated a public meeting of public workers in the state on Tuesday 21st of July, 2015. This meeting was organized to launch a campaign among public workers in
N713 BILLION BAIL-OUT FUND Workers and retirees must insist on full payment of unpaid salaries and pensions Labour leaders must not negotiate must not negotiate part payment of salaries and pensions arrears The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR), Oyo State Chapter, urges workers and retirees in the state to be more diligent and organised with a view to
WE OPPOSE THE PROSCRIPTION OF STAFF UNIONS IN TAI SOLARIN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OMU-IJEBU Amosun regime must stop the attacks on workers’ rights We of the Democratic Socialist Movement, Ogun State branch, condemn in strongest terms the suspension of the activities of the staff unions in Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Odogbolu Local Government Area, Ogun State. Ogun State
UNPAID WORKERS SALARIES: BAILOUT NOT SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF PUBLIC RESOURCES BY THE WORKING PEOPLE IS THE ONLY WAY TO JUDICIOUSLY MANAGE STATE FUNDS For tens of thousands of workers and pensioners in about 20 states across the federation who have gone hungry for as much as 7 months and above, the federal government’s bailout is nothing but a welcome
Purported Agreement between Labour Leaders and Osun Government: We Call for Immediate Congress of Workers and Pensioners to Accept or Reject the Agreement Strike Must Continue, With Mass Mobilization for Protests, Rallies and Pickets Aregbesola Government Should Declare Accrued Money to the State The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter has been drawn to the raging
DSM MEMBERS AND OTHER ACTIVISTS PROTEST PLANNED HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF AT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT LAGOS By Chinedu Bosah Protesters at Federal High Court Lagos against planned increase in electricity tariff, photo DSM About 20 demonstrators, including members of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) and activists from different communities in Lagos, held a protest action against the planned increase
Protest against Aregbesola: We Condemn State Sponsored Attacks on Protesters · Aregbesola should address workers’ demands rather than silencing dissenting views · Labour Movement must mobilise workers to the Arena of Struggle The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, has been drawn to the latest development in Osun State vis-Å•-vis a protest action organized by a
Osun State Salary Payment: Struggle Pays Workers’ fight starts to produce results But one month’s salary is too little, too late. Aregbesola govt. should immediately pay all outstanding salaries, allowances, pensions and gratuities Workers must be steadfast in the struggle to guarantee full payment The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, commends the public sector workers in Osun State
Osun State Finances and Non-Payment of Salaries: DSM Welcomes Justice Oloyede’s Call for a probe of the Aregbesola Government Only mass movement of workers, youths and the oppressed can compel House of Assembly to act The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter has been drawn to a petition, widely reported in the newspapers, written by a
JUMBO SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES FOR POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS ARE UNJUSTIFIED AND PARASITIC SPN DEMANDS LIVING WAGE FOR WORKERS The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the unwarranted and parasitic jumbo allowance and salaries being collected by political office holders and appointees at all levels of government and tiers. These salaries and allowances are scandalously too high. For instance, the basic
DEEPENING CRISIS IN THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT: Need To Rebuild the Movement as a Fighting and United Platform for the Working Masses By Chinedu Bosah The rival May Day rallies this year were an illustration that, for the first time in decades, the trade union movement is formally split. Many workers wanting a united Labour response to the country’s deepening
Worsening Electricity Supply Sparks Protest In Many Communities By Chinedu Bosah The worsening of electricity supply and monumental exploitation of consumers since the privatization of the power sector has triggered protests in many communities in the last 4 months across the country especially in Lagos. In May the electricity generation went down to an all-time low of 1300MW for a
ELECTRICITY PRIVATISATION HAS FAILED For Return of Power Sector to Public Ownership under Democratic Control By Peluola Adewale On October 25, 2010, electricity workers and activists under the auspices of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Joint Action Front (JAF) embarked on protest march from Yaba to Marina in Lagos to mobilise mass opposition to the then planned
A RADICAL PROGRAMME TO TACKLE THE CRISIS IN THE OIL SECTOR The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) urgently proposes the following steps as emergency measures to tackle the crisis in the oil sector, restore products availability, reverse pump price to official price, clean up the oil industry and take the oil wealth from oil cartels and crooks and return it to
PERENNIAL FUEL SHORTAGES: Need for Public Ownership of Oil Industry By H.T. Soweto For weeks in April and May 2015, a drought of fuel has hit Nigeria, ironically Africa’s top economy and largest crude oil producer. Queues have returned to petrol stations. Transport costs are rising. Where fuel is available, it goes for as much as N150 per litre and
BOKO HARAM: Can Moving Military Command Center to Maiduguri End the Insurgency? By H.T. Soweto At his inauguration on May 29, President Buhari declared to an expectant Nation that he would move the military command to Maiduguri and it shall remain there until Boko Haram is “completely subdued”. This is because “victory cannot be achieved by basing the command and
BUHARI’S INAUGURATION: THE TASKS AHEAD FOR WORKERS AND YOUTH By Ayo Ademiluyi Muhammadu Buhari, former Military Head of State was formally sworn in as a democratically-elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015. This was after an election that has been regarded as “historic” due to the defeat of the incumbent for the first time in
AJEGUNLE PEOPLE PROTEST AGAINST POOR ELECTRICITY POWER SUPPLY AND EXPLOITATION By Lexan Ali Dagga Tolar, DSM NEC member, addressing the protesters – photo DSM June 4th saw residents of Aiyetoro community in Ajegunle, Lagos, under the aegis of Ajegunle People and Community Movement, stage a protest rally to the EKEDP (Eko Electricity Distribution Company) office, Zeek Plaza, Apapa, against poor
MOUNTING HEAPS OF REFUSE ON ROADSIDES AND STREETS: A LOOMING DISASTER IN OGUN STATE The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) Ogun State Chapter condemns the abandonment of dumped garbage on roads and streets in major towns and cities in the state by the refuse collectors under the Ministry of Environment. The situation in Ijebu Ode, which has now become a
“MASS MISERY IN THE MIDST OF ABUNDANCE AND THE TASKS OF WORKING PEOPLE” CDWR and Oyo SPN Hold Political Symposium Oyo SPN Executive Committee Inaugurated Kola Ibrahim, Secretary SPN Osun State Chapter – photo DSM Various representatives of trade unions, civil society and artisan organizations mainly from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, were drawn together on the 29th May, 2015