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FASHOLA vs TINUBU FACE-OFF A fight between a godson and his godfather By Victor Osakwe For sometime now, the media and grapevine are awash with the imbroglio between the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (godson) and the former governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu (godfather). The political development in the state has put lie to the joint denial of crisis by
WORKERS MUST NOT PAY FOR THE CRISIS IN THE BANKING SECTOR CDWR calls on NUBIFE, ASSIBIFI, TUC and NLC to intervene By Victor Osakwe The mass sack of workers in the banking industry has clearly shown the anti-workers character of the Lamido Sanusi-led CBN reform. The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemn the mass sack in the banking
NITEL PRIVATISATION: A typical case of capitalist plunder By Kola Ibrahim NITEL is in the bad news again. This time, it is the fraudulent sale of NITEL to an unknown telecom company, New Generation Nigeria which offered offer a $2.5 billion bid for its acquisition. As usual, the sale has been tainted with controversy and corruption. Immediately after announcement of
WARRI BOMB BLAST Manifestation of frustration over failure of amnesty program The bomb explosion that rocked Warri, an oil city in Delta state of the Niger Delta region, in Nigeria on Monday March 15, 2010 is a signal that the crisis is much alive despite decline in disturbances (kidnapping, bombing etc.) following the amnesty deal. The bomb exploded at about
MASS ACTION FOR ELECTORAL REFORM, YES! But trade unions must build Labour Party and make direct bid for political power As 2011 general elections approach, the agitation for an electoral reform has been at the front burner of activities of Labour and civil society groups. Labour has also started embarking on mass action to drive home demand for electoral reform.
Socialist Democracy April-May 2010 Edition DEREGULATION Labour must maintain its age-long opposition By Peluola Adewale Tragically for Nigeria’s workers and poor, it appears that the Labour leaders have opted for subterfuge as a strategy in the struggle against deregulation. While they have continued to put a façade feigning commitment to the struggle, their conduct has only pointed at inclination to
JOS CARNAGE: Frequent Ethno-religious Killings Will Only End When a Truly Working Peoples’ Government Comes To Power o Reconstruct Nigeria’s Warped Polity and Unjust Economy By Segun Sango, General Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement In the early hours of March 7, 2010, between 3.am and 6.am, armed elements invaded three villages namely: Dogon Nahawa, Ransat and Jeji in the Jos South
EDO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CRISIS FOR LABOUR PARTY TO BE BUILT AS A FIGHTING WORKING CLASS POLITICAL PARTY By Chinedu Bosah In what looked like the usual tussle for leadership at the motor parks, the Action Congress (AC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of the Edo State House of Assembly have engaged in a desperate and dangerous fight to
Women and socialism : a century of struggle Hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day Elin Gauffin, CWI Sweden At its very beginning, in the early 20th century, International Women’s Day – the 8th of March – was a day of struggle for working women. Nowadays it has largely been hijacked by the capitalist establishment as a ceremonial and sometimes highly
LASCO AND DEREGULATION: Lagos Meeting Calls for a More Steadfast Resistance by Labour Leaders By Peluola Adewale Many Lagos workers, socialists and civil society activists were present at the February 22 general meeting of Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) that was significant in some respects. A trade union of tipper drivers and owners, which is a new affiliate of
The Permanent Revolution today Introduction to new Urdu edition of ‘Permanent Revolution’ by Leon Trotsky Peter Taaffe New introduction by Peter Taaffe to Leon Trotsky’s ‘Permanent Revolution’, which the comrades of Socialist Movement Pakistan (CWI) are to translate into Urdu and publish. What relevance does Trotsky’s Theory of the Permanent Revolution have to the problems of the workers’ cause or
Jonathan’s Acting Presidency Labour Must stop sowing illusions General Strike and Mass Protest to Defeat Deregulation!! For a Fighting Working Peoples’ Political Alternative Now!!! With the emergence of Goodluck Jonathan as the Acting President, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has quietly dropped the plan agreed at its National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting of February 5, 2010 to issue a 14-day
Sharp Working Class Policies and Strategy Needed to Prevent Total Ruin By Segun Sango, General Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement February 2010 Introduction How come that despite cracks in the ranks of the utterly corrupt and oppressive ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it continues to maintain its grip on power? How come a seemingly simple constitutional matter like making the Vice-President
NIGERIA ON A CLIFF EDGE: Sharp Working Class Policies and Strategy Needed to Prevent Total Ruin By Segun Sango, General Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement February 2010 INTRODUCTION How come that despite cracks in the ranks of the utterly corrupt and oppressive ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it continues to maintain its grip on power? How come a seemingly simple constitutional
ERC Statement ERC CONDEMNS THE FEES HIKE IN AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY EKPOMA CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION NOW! By Chinedu Bosah, National Secretary, ERC February 15, 2010 The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) condemns the outrageous hike in fees at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, by the Adams Oshiomhole led Edo state government and the management of the institution, and demands its
ANAMBRA ELECTIONS: DRAWING THE APPROPRIATE LESSONS By Lanre Arogundade, Member, National Executive Council, DSM Quite remarkably, a lot of congratulatory messages by different sections of the political elite, including many of the defeated candidates, have been flying in the direction of Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State since the election of February 6, 2010. At the same time INEC has
Yar’Adua Absence and Debate over Jonathan’s Acting Presidency: Yar’Adua Labour Must Fight for a Working Class Political Alternative By Segun Sango, General Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement For well over two months now, President Yar’Adua has been out of the country for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia without having the decency and humility to permit the Vice-President to take over as
NIGERIA ON A CLIFF EDGE: A SHARP WORKING CLASS POLICY AND STRATEGY NEEDED TO PREVENT TOTAL RUINATION Segun Sango, DSM General Secretary Socially and economically, Nigeria appears set for a rapid race to a bottomless pit. Presently, the combination of several years of pro-rich, anti-peoples’ policies adopted and embraced by both the military and civilian sections of the capitalist ruling
NIGERIA ON THE EDGE A SHARP WORKING CLASS POLICY AND STRATEGY NEEDED TO PREVENT TOTAL RUINATION DSM statement Socially and economically, Nigeria appears set for a rapid race to a bottomless pit. Presently, the combination of several years of pro-rich, anti-peoples’ policies adopted and embraced by both the military and civilian sections of the capitalist ruling elite have now driven
EDO STATE RE-RUN ELECTION: VOTERS ARE NOT INSPIRED By Olisa Penny (DSM Edo State Chapter) The recent Etsako Central rerun election in Edo State was won by Action Congress candidate Ogbuna Johnson. This election on January 23 was mainly between two of the four political parties that fielded candidates, but principally a fierce contest between Chief Tony Anenih, a national
