For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
SPN CONDEMNS THE POLICE AND DSS FOR INTIMIDATING THE MEDIA DEMANDS IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF PREMIUM TIMES JOURNALIST, SAMUEL OGUNDIPE The harassment, arrest and illegal detention of Premium Times journalists and editors by men of the Nigerian police over a report they did concerning the invasion of the National Assembly by the DSS constitutes an assault on free press
SPN CONDEMNS SIEGE ON THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX No Trust in Any Section of the Capitalist Ruling Elite CALLS ON THE WORKING MASSES TO STRUGGLE FOR GENUINE WORKING CLASS DEMOCRACY The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) strongly condemns the siege mounted in the early hours on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 by men of the Department of State Services (DSS) on
EKITI ELECTION: ABSENCE OF PRO-WORKING PEOPLE POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE SPARKS VOTERS’ CYNICISM By Wole Olubanji, member of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) from Ekiti State The recently concluded gubernatorial election in Ekiti-State held so much at stake for the Nigerian capitalist ruling class. Some pundits considered the election which was held on Saturday 14 July 2018 as a referendum on
Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) Elects Comrade Alfred Adegoke as its Governorship Candidate in the Osun Governorship Election holding on 22nd September 2018 The Osun State Chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), the party for the workers, youths and the poor masses, at its democratically convened State Congress/Governorship Primary, elected Comrade Alfred Adegoke Esq. as its candidate in
2018 FEDERAL BUDGET WILL CONSOLIDATE POVERTY AND INCREASE WEALTH OF A PRIVILEGED FEW SPN DEMANDS HUGE INVESTMENT ON SOCIAL SERVICES AND BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER A DEMOCRATIC CONTROL The 2018 Budget is not fundamentally different from previous ones. The only constant thing about budgets in the last five years is the steady increment in the volume of budget as well as
EKITI ELECTION: NOT A PASS MARK FOR FAYEMI OR ENDORSEMENT OF BUHARI/APC-LED GOVERNMENT *The election reflects mass rejection of the pro-establishment politicians and their political parties! *NLC and TUC must commence the process of providing the working people with an independent pro-people political alternative either by forming a mass party or supporting the building of SPN into a mass party
NLC PICKETS MTN OVER CASUALIZATION OF WORKERS Labour must start sustained campaign against casualization By Fidel Davy, DSM Ajegunle, Lagos For three days starting from Monday July 9, 2018, the offices of the MTN, the biggest telecommunication company in Nigeria, nationwide were picketed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over non-unionisation and casualization of workers. In Lagos members of Democratic
STRUGGLE PAYS: OAU AUTHORITIES REINSTATE OMOLE IBUKUN AND THREE OTHER SUSPENDED STUDENTS’ ACTIVISTS We demand a halt to all attacks on democratic rights and restoration of independent unionism By Wole Olubanji National Mobilisation Officer, Education Rights Campaign (ERC) The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) have reinstated the studentship of Omole Ibukun, national secretary of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC)
SPN Holds NEC Meeting NEC Members and Observers – photo DSM (Click to enlarge) Important resolutions taken on building the party and its role in the 2019 general elections H.T Soweto The 2nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) held on Saturday, 23 June 2018. 14 NEC members and about 50 other party members
2019 POLL: SPN DISSOCIATES ITSELF FROM ANY COALITION FORMED BY PDP AND 41 CAPITALIST POLITICAL PARTIES No government formed on the basis of capitalist philosophy is capable of offering any breakthrough for the poor masses The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) hereby disclaims the report in the Vanguard Newspaper on Saturday July 7, that it was among the 41 pro-capitalist
SPN CONDEMNS BRUTAL KILLINGS IN PLATEAU STATE Repeated killings across the country show that the Buhari APC government and capitalist ruling elite lack the capacity to maintain security and peace in Nigeria The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condoles with the people of Plateau state over the brutal killing allegedly carried out by herdsmen over the weekend in which at
APC CONVENTION: Can the Ruling Party Survive its Internal Crisis? H.T Soweto If nothing goes wrong at the last minute, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) will hold its first national convention since the 2015 general elections on Saturday 23rd June 2018. But unlike the 2014 convention held in a condition of hope and enthusiasm, this convention is holding at
ERC JUNE 16 “DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD” STATEMENT To ensure no Nigerian Child is left behind, Nigerian government must provide free, functional and democratically-managed public education at all levels. EDUCATION RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (ERC) On the occasion of this year’s “Day of the African Child” celebration which has been marked every year since 1991 on June 16, the Education Rights
25 YEARS ON, MORE LESSONS OF JUNE 12 By Lanre Arogundade The declaration of June 12 as ‘Democracy Day’ as against the previous May 29, and the conferment of national awards of Grand Commander of Federal Republic of Nigeria (GCFR) and Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON) respectively on Basorun MKO Abiola, winner of the June 12, 1993
MARX, A REVOLUTIONARY, A WORKING CLASS HERO; MORE THAN A DIAGNOSTICIAN A REJOINDER TO SAM OMATSEYE’S “LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN” By Wole Engels Recently, some articles were published in the Nigerian media to ‘commemorate’ the 200th year since the death of Karl Marx. But rather than soberly reflect on the continued validity of Marx’s ideas of scientific socialism, the
INTENSIFY THE STRUGGLE AGAINST CRAZY BILLING AND PLANNED ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE By M.A. Shoyombo The Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE) – formed by Socialists and community activists – is opposed to any arrangement that will lead to increase in electricity tariff in order to accommodate the greedy interest of the power sector companies that have woefully failed in
A CALL FOR COLLABORATION TO BUILD THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF NIGERIA (SPN) An Open Letter to Trade Unions, CSOs and Change-Seeking Individuals By Chinedu Bosah, SPN National Secretary The formation of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) was initiated in 2013 by the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in alliance with working class, students and youth activists across the country who
AMBODE DEMOLITIONS CREATE JOBLESSNESS, HOMELESSNESS, SORROW, TEARS AND BLOOD By Chinedu Bosah The right to decent housing and environment for all is an inalienable right but profit motive has led to wave of demolitions by successive governments (states and federal) in Nigeria that undermines the interest of the vast majority. Lagos leads in these attacks. The first major demolition in
DAGGA TOLAR DISCUSSES MINIMUM WAGE, MAY DAY Between May 1 and May 8, 2018, Dagga Tolar, the Branch Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Acting General Secretary of Democratic Socialist Movement, was the Personality of the Week on the social media platform of the Lagos State Wing of NUT. He fielded questions from tens of teachers on many issues
2018 BUDGET DEEPENS UNDERFUNDING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION For a United Struggle of Students and Workers to Demand Better Funding of Education By Wole Olabanji, ERC National Mobilisation Officer The National Assembly has passed the 2018 Appropriation Bill on Wednesday, 16th May 2018. The budget failed to take into cognizance the problems of fee hikes, accommodation crisis and moribund teaching facilities