Members Remain Undaunted
About 37 party members and leaders showed up at the first
leadership meeting of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Ifo LGA on Tuesday March
12 to review the March 9, 2019 elections in which we contested for Ogun State
House of Assembly, Ifo constituency II.
3 party leaders from the national secretariat joined us to
review the elections. Morale was great and we had excellent discussion on how
to take the building of the party and the struggle of the working and toiling
people forward. Up till now, we still have no idea
of the summary of our result because INEC has refused to announce it.
All the electoral body announced
on Sunday March 10 afternoon under the protection of armed soldiers was the
winner who happened to be the incumbent lawmaker, Ganiyu Oyediji, who contested
on the platform of Governor Amosun's APM. Except for widespread vote buying, criminal
manipulation and outright rigging, there was no way this widely-hated
individual could have won. He did nothing in his first term and it is certain
that except mass struggles develop in the communities, his second term may even
be worse.
We made a bold statement in the
election and built a profile for the party as a defender of the rights and
interests of the working masses. Many will certainly look towards us in the
coming period especially as the reality dawns that only by mass struggles can we
win concessions.
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