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By Victor Ahiuma-Young
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and progressive civilian nine groups person been plunged into mourning pursuing the untimely decease of Abiodun Aremu, a steadfast champion of the moving class.
Aremu, who was wide regarded arsenic a fearless labour person and ideological teacher, was killed successful a hit-and-run mishap connected October 12, 2025, successful his neighbourhood successful Ifo, Ogun State.
The 65-year-old renowned activistic was reportedly knocked down by a hit-and-run conveyance portion crossing the roadworthy to his residence successful Ota, Ogun State, astir 6p.m. connected Sunday.
In a connection by its President, Joe Ajaero, yesterday, NLC demanded probe into his decease and described his untimely decease arsenic a tragic nonaccomplishment not lone for the organised labour question but besides for the broader Nigerian populace, peculiarly the downtrodden who benefited from his lifelong conflict for justness and equality.
The connection reads: “Comrade Aremu was nary mean man. He was a titan of the people struggle, an integrated intelligence of the moving people, and an unwavering internationalist whose beingness was a testament to unalloyed committedness to the origin of the oppressed. His full governmental beingness was a seamless fusion of revolutionary mentation and factual praxis, dedicated to the emancipation of the moving people and the operation of an egalitarian, socialist society.
“As a cardinal designer of the Labour Civil Society Coalition, LASCO, and different captious platforms specified arsenic the Joint Action Front, JAF, Aremu played an indispensable relation successful forging unity betwixt the organised moving people and the broader fashionable masses. He understood that the chains of the Nigerian radical could lone beryllium breached done a agreed beforehand against the exploitative capitalist system. He was a existent workers’ General—unyielding, uncompromising, and steadfast.
“The circumstances of his death, a alleged ‘hit-and-run,’ carnivore the marks of a suspicious pattern, reminiscent of the untimely decease of different valiant comrade, Patrick Naagbanton. The NLC demands an immediate, transparent, and thorough probe by the national and authorities governments into this heinous act.”
Irreplaceable pillar of workers’ liberation-NUPENG
On its part, NUPENG successful a statement, yesterday by its President and General Secretary, Prince Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, respectively, said: “Aremu was not conscionable a leader, helium was the precise conscience of the struggle, an inimitable unit whose beingness was a testament to unwavering committedness to the emancipation of the moving people and the oppressed globally.”
The national hailed Aremu’s visionary enactment and his relation successful establishing enduring labour solidarity platforms, including LASCO and the Kolagbodi Memorial Foundation.
Similarly, the Afrikan Movement for Freedom and Justice, AMFJ, has described him arsenic a beacon of ideological clarity and a existent Pan-Africanist.
In a connection by Afrikanus Ande, AMFJ said: “At a clip erstwhile ideological clarity is fading among students, workers, youth, artisans, and peasants, Aremson rekindled the occurrence of revolutionary thought.”
The radical added that his teachings revived the fading ideals of equity, justice, and corporate ownership, stressing that “if Nigeria had 5 Aremsons, the gyration would person agelong been realised.”
The station NLC demands probe arsenic NUPENG grieves implicit Aremu’s death appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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