Movement for Revolutionary Change
Group to embark on campaign for revolution in Nigeria
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Press statement
As Christians mark the birth of Jesus Christ today, the Movement for Revolutionary Change (MRC) has urged citizens and mass movements in Nigeria to imbibe the revolutionary messages and teachings of Jesus Christ and forge alliances towards delivering the country from the clutches of the cabal that have captured state power at all levels to fetter personal and clannish interests
‘Jesus Christ who Christians regard as the Saviour and Messiah is no doubt a revolutionary in all purposes and respects. He preached against political oppression, economic enslavement, ethnic jingoism and exploitation of the poor by the ruling and governing class. Jesus Christ in all his messages challenged the status quo that favoured the rich, spoke for the poor and vulnerable, and advocated for a new political and social order based on social justice, fairness and equity’, said the Movement for Revolutionary Change (MRC) (more…)
NIGERIA: REVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY NEEDED
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This article was first published in March 2004
Last year, the Nigerian working people, led by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) waged several battles and struggles including general strikes and mass protests, against the anti-poor, pro-rich capitalist policies of the Obasanjo government, and by extension, that of its counterparts at the state and local council levels.
While of course, these battles and struggles have achieved one form of concession or the other for the masses, they nonetheless had left the anti-poor governments across the country intact. It was therefore not a surprise when towards the end of last year, the Obasanjo government for the third time in less than six months, increased the prices of petroleum products, this time under the guise of petroleum tax! (more…)
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