For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Contents LASCO’S RALLIES: WHERE DO THE MASSES GO FROM HERE? CORRUPTION: DPS ALAMIEYESEIGHA AND TAFA BALOGUN SAGA BELLVIEW PLANE CRASH: "Dividend" Of Privatisation CHIMA UBANI (1963 – 2005) The Demise Of A Class Fighter CLAMP DOWN ON ETHNIC GROUP LEADERS What It Means LAGOS POLICE-ARMY CLASH A Manifestation of Societal Rot FLOUR MILLS Victimised
September 14, 2005 Special issue Socialist Democracy NLC/LASCO protests: Fuel price hike, chase out Obasanjo regime The current hike of fuel price is totally unjustifiable. According to the government, petroleum products are being subsidised by $4.5 million a day. However, when this so-called subsidy is compared with what income is daily generated from oil sales, then, the absolute anti-poor
Socialist Democracy Aug – Sept 2005 Index Contents After Failed National Confab: Labour Must Fight Consistently The Paris Club “Debt Relief” Package: A Big Con Proposed Fuel Price Hike: Mobilise For Regime And System Change! Fresh Democratic Election Must Be Conducted For Lagos State Local Councils Six Apo Killings Funding Privately Owned Commercial Banks With Public Money Is Super Corruption
Contents INCESSANT FUEL HIKE: Labour Needs Revolutionary Mass Actions To Defeat This Baseless And Provocative Anti-poor Policy NATIONAL CONFAB IS AN EXPENSIVE JOKE: Labour Leaders Should Pull Out Immediately ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE LED NLC: Six Years Of Missed Opportunities OBASANJO’S ANTI-CORRUPTION POSTURING WILL NOT HALT TREASURY LOOTING 2005 TRADE UNION ACT: undemocratic and Anti-Labour – DSM Complete text on one page
Contents INCESSANT FUEL HIKE: Labour Needs Revolutionary Mass Actions To Defeat This Baseless And Provocative Anti-poor Policy NATIONAL CONFAB IS AN EXPENSIVE JOKE: Labour Leaders Should Pull Out Immediately ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE LED NLC: Six Years Of Missed Opportunities OBASANJO’S ANTI-CORRUPTION POSTURING WILL NOT HALT TREASURY LOOTING 2005 TRADE UNION ACT: undemocratic and Anti-Labour – DSM Complete text on one page
Socialist Democracy March – April 2005 Contents – OBASANJO’S NATIONAL CONFAB: A Journey Without Destination – NANS Declares March 15 As A Day Of Mass Action Against Hostel Privatisation – International Women’s Day 2005 – HEALTH WORKERS’ STRIKES: Metaphor Of The Sorry State of Health Sector – NEPA BLACKOUT: No Solution Within The System
Socialist Democracy January 2006 January 12, 2006 World Social Forum, Bamako, Mali This year the World Social Forum is taking the form of three polycentric events. Two are taking place in January 2006; one in Bamako (Mali) and the other in Caracas (Venezuela). The Karachi (Pakistan) event has been postponed until later in 2006 due to last year’s tragic earthquake.