Promoted by some activists as a means of combating oppression, identity politics is increasingly being used by the establishment to attack the left and the labour movement. Workers and youth must fight back with revolutionary class struggle.
The 2023 general election, which commences on Saturday, must be seen against the backdrop of the magnificent youth movement of 2020, known as EndSARS (referring to the infamous Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS unit of the Nigerian police). This was a highly significant development in Nigerian politics. It terrorised the ruling elite, and to this day continues to haunt them. It was unparalleled in recent history, not just in its scale, but also the ferocity of the struggle.
