Revolutionary Socialist Movement-RSM

13/08/2026

PRESS STATEMENT
12 August, 2026

REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST MOVEMENT (RSM)
STOP THE POLITICAL KILLINGS IN OSUN!
PROSECUTE THOSE WHO THREATEN OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS — END THE RULE OF GANGS!

The Revolutionary Socialist Movement (RSM) strongly condemns the growing violence and political killings ahead of the Osun State governorship election.
Reports indicating 29 deaths arising from 73 incidents ahead of the polls are a frightening warning of what happens when elections become a battleground for politicians and their armed supporters.

It's disturbing that Osun East Senator Francis Fadahunsi issued death threats against members of the Accord Party in Ilesa ahead of Saturday's election. If established, such threats must not be dismissed as ordinary political rhetoric. We demand an immediate, transparent investigation and prosecution of anyone found responsible for threatening, attacking or killing political opponents, regardless of their party, position or connections.
The RSM rejects the politics of intimidation, thuggery and political assassination. Elections must not become a licence for politicians and their gangs to terrorise ordinary people.

END THE RULE OF POLITICAL GANGS
For decades, working people have been forced to choose between competing political gangs whose principal concern is often the accumulation of wealth, control of public resources and political power—not the welfare of workers, farmers, young people, traders and the poor.
We cannot continue this way. The billions controlled by governments have not ended unemployment, insecurity, poverty, poor healthcare, inadequate education or the worsening living conditions of ordinary Nigerians. Instead, political elites fight over access to public wealth while workers and young people are expected to endure hunger, unemployment and insecurity.

We say enough!
What Nigeria needs is not another gang taking over from another gang. We need a revolutionary transformation of society in which political and economic power is placed in the hands of working people and the wealth of society is used to meet human needs rather than private enrichment.

VOTE FOR THE ALTERNATIVE — VOTE AAC
The RSM calls on workers, youths, poor farmers, students, traders and all oppressed people in Osun to reject political violence, vote-buying, intimidation and the politics of the old establishment.
We urge voters to consider the African Action Congress (AAC) as a political alternative to the parties and politicians responsible for perpetuating the existing system. But voting alone will not change society.

Our vote must be accompanied by organisation, mobilisation and struggle. Workers and oppressed people must build independent organisations capable of challenging whoever emerges from the election and demanding accountability.

The real alternative is a mass movement of workers and oppressed people fighting for decent jobs, living wages, quality public education and healthcare, affordable housing, democratic rights and control over the resources of society.

The RSM therefore demands:
Immediate investigation into all 73 reported incidents of electoral violence and the 29 deaths.

Prosecution of all individuals responsible for killings, attacks and threats, irrespective of political status.

An immediate investigation into the alleged death threats attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and prosecution if the allegations are substantiated.

An end to the use of political thugs and armed gangs during elections.

Protection for all voters, candidates and political activists, regardless of party affiliation.

An end to the looting and privatisation of public wealth for the benefit of political elites.

The building of a mass movement capable of replacing the rotten political establishment with workers' and people's power.

The people of Osun must not be forced to choose between different political gangs competing for control of public wealth.

Vote for the alternative.
Vote AAC.Organise. Mobilise.

Revolt against oppression.

Forward to a Socialist Nigeria!

Publicity Secretary
Comrade Salako Kayode
Revolutionary Socialist Movement (RSM)
12 August 2026

13/08/2026

06/08/2026

PRESS STATEMENT: SPEC Condemns the Brutal Extrajudicial Killing of Mr. Ibrahim Ibee Mbaya and Demands Immediate Justice

SPEC UNIJOS

23/07/2026

The Revolutionary Socialist Movement-RSM have started a regular ideological discussion.
Last week discussed the Russia Revolution.

The Russian Revolution remains one of the most important events in working-class history while also drawing lessons for today.

1. The background

Russia was ruled by the autocratic Tsar Nicholas II.

Most people were poor peasants, while workers faced low wages, long hours, and repression.

World War I worsened hunger, poverty, and military defeats, creating revolutionary conditions.

2. The February Revolution

In February 1917 (March in the modern calendar), workers went on strike and women led demonstrations demanding bread.

Soldiers refused to shoot protesters and joined them.

The Tsar was forced to abdicate.

A Provisional Government took power, but workers also created soviets (workers' councils), creating "dual power."

3. The role of the Bolsheviks

The Bolshevik Party, led by Vladimir Lenin, argued that the Provisional Government could not solve the crisis.

Their slogans were:

"Peace, Land, and Bread."

"All Power to the Soviets."

They patiently won support among workers and soldiers.

4. The October Revolution

In October 1917, the Bolsheviks led an armed uprising supported by workers, soldiers, and sailors.

The Provisional Government was overthrown.

Political power passed to the Congress of Soviets.

5. Achievements
Russia withdrew from the war.

Land was distributed to peasants.

Workers gained control in many factories.

Nationalities gained the right to self-determination.

Significant advances were later made in literacy, healthcare, and women's rights.

6. Challenges

Counter-revolution and foreign intervention led to the Russian Civil War.

Economic collapse and isolation weakened workers' democracy.

After Lenin's death, a bureaucratic layer grew under Joseph Stalin, replacing workers' democratic control with authoritarian rule. Many socialists distinguish this development from the democratic aspirations of 1917.

7. Lessons for socialists today

Workers can change society through collective action.

Mass organizations such as unions, community groups, and democratic councils are essential.

Leadership and political organization matter during revolutionary crises.

Socialism requires democratic participation from below, not simply state ownership.

International solidarity is vital; isolation can weaken a revolution.
The Russian Revolution showed that ordinary workers and poor people could overthrow an oppressive system and begin reorganizing society in their own interests. It also demonstrated that sustaining such a transformation requires democracy, mass participation, international solidarity, and a conscious political organization capable of defending workers' power.

"Opponents of the Russian Revolution often portray the October Revolution as an extremely bloody coup. However, the actual seizure of power in Petrograd during the 'Ten Days That Shook the World' was remarkably limited in bloodshed compared with many other revolutions. Contemporary estimates suggest that only a small number of people—generally in the dozens to perhaps a few hundred—were killed during the fighting in Petrograd itself."

"The far greater loss of life came after the revolution, during the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), when anti-Bolshevik White armies, foreign military intervention by more than a dozen countries, famine, and disease devastated the country. Historians estimate that several million people died during this period, including combatants and civilians."

Regarding Ten Days That Shook the World:
"John Reed, an American socialist journalist, was an eyewitness to the October Revolution. His book, Ten Days That Shook the World, records how workers, soldiers, and sailors organized through the soviets to take power. Rather than describing indiscriminate violence, Reed portrays a mass revolutionary movement with relatively limited fighting in Petrograd, supported by large sections of the working class."
A useful political point in a socialist EC meeting is:
"The October Revolution itself was not where the greatest bloodshed occurred. The immense human tragedy followed during the civil war, fueled by counter-revolution, foreign intervention, economic collapse, and famine. Distinguishing the October insurrection from the subsequent civil war is essential for understanding the history accurately."

This framing is historically consistent with the broad consensus that the October seizure of power in Petrograd involved relatively limited casualties, while the subsequent civil war caused millions of deaths.

01/07/2026

RSM join coalition protest commercialisation of Jabi Lake, says this is not democracy.

Activists from different groups gathered today at Jabi Lake to protest against the commercialisation and takeover by individuals. The protesters moved from Jabi Lake to the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to demand ends to the process and return it to public use.

23/06/2026

REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST MOVEMENT (RSM)

22 June, 2026
PRESS STATEMENT
DSS PERSECUTION OF OMOYELE SOWORE AND HIS REMAND IN KUJE PRISON: AN ATTACK ON DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS

The Revolutionary Socialist Movement (RSM) strongly condemns the latest action of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the decision of Justice Umar to revoke the bail of activist, journalist, and human rights campaigner Omoyele Sowore and remand him in Kuje Correctional Centre.

The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday came to the court to arrest human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, within the court premises but there are resistance by AAC and Take it Back Movement members in Court.

The development came shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered Sowore’s remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre until Wednesday, following the earlier revocation of his bail.

Earlier in the proceedings, the court had dismissed Sowore’s application seeking the recusal of the presiding judge in his trial over comments in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”

This development represents yet another dangerous assault on democratic rights and civil liberties in Nigeria. Sowore was released on bail with self recognition earlier when the case started so there's no need for his bail to be revoked on minor issues. The continued persecution of Sowore is not merely an attack on an individual; it is an attack on the constitutional rights of all Nigerians to freedom of expression, association, and political dissent.

For years, Omoyele Sowore has remained one of the most vocal critics of corruption, bad governance, economic exploitation, and the anti-poor policies that have condemned millions of Nigerians to poverty and insecurity. Rather than address the legitimate issues raised by activists and ordinary citizens, the Nigerian state has increasingly resorted to intimidation, arrests, prosecutions, and judicial harassment to silence critical voices.

This occurs at a time when millions of Nigerians face unprecedented hardship arising from soaring inflation, unemployment, mass poverty, collapsing public services, and worsening insecurity. Instead of mobilizing resources to address these pressing social and economic crises, the government continues to devote energy to pursuing critics and activists whose only offence is speaking truth to power.

The Revolutionary Socialist Movement maintains that democracy cannot flourish where citizens are punished for expressing dissenting views. The right to criticize government policies and demand accountability is fundamental to any society that claims to be democratic.
We therefore demand the immediate reversal of all undemocratic actions that undermine the democratic rights of Omoyele Sowore. Immediately end to the persecution, intimidation, and harassment of activists, journalists, trade unionists, and opposition voices.
Respect for the constitutional rights of all citizens, including the rights to free expression, peaceful assembly, and political participation.
The independence of the judiciary from any form of political influence or interference. A halt to the growing trend of criminalizing dissent and democratic activism in Nigeria.
We call on workers, youth, students, civil society organizations, trade unions, pro-democracy groups, and all defenders of human rights to reject this dangerous attack on democratic freedoms. An injury to one democratic voice is an injury to the collective rights of all Nigerians.
The struggle for a just, democratic, and socialist society cannot be defeated through repression. History has shown that no amount of intimidation can permanently silence the aspirations of the masses for freedom, dignity, and social justice.

Signed
Salako kayode
Publicity Secretary

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