Baba Aye

Trade unionist, socialist and Co-convener, Coalition for Revolution.
Tweets are as me, by me - this is a personal space of the activist that I am.

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

Emma, forever in our minds

Fighting to the end
With the heart of a unionist
Even as the body failed.

Your head remained unbowed
Before the grim reaper
Whose sting is not a victory

Many a battle you fought
Come backs from the précipice
Marked your unwavering spirit

You fought the war of living
To the final battle of what is an end
And nonetheless a beginning

A beginning of you
In our memories, our hearts
And the annals of our shared history

Rest in power Emma
We will never forget you.
Hamba Kahle, compañero

(c) Bàbá Ayé
6 November 2026

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

We demand that the thugs who carried out this dastardly attack & the powers behind them be brought to book. It's an attempt to intimidate & repress l. It gives a glimpse to the violence the @OfficialAPCNg has in stock to try "win" the January elections. We must all resist this!

[Omoyele Sowore @sowore]

BREAKING: MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH AS CHILLING ATTACK VIDEO REVEALS FACES OF ATTACKERS IN BRUTAL ASSAULT ON @SOWORE, TEAM IN ADO-EKITI

Fresh video evidence has emerged showing the faces of individuals identified as participants in the October 30, 2026, armed attack on leaders and me, as well as members of the African Action Congress (AAC) and members of his team in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, who assaulted one of our team members.

The breakthrough comes amid disturbing revelations that CCTV recordings from Tawakalitu Restaurant, where the attack occurred, have reportedly been completely erased after police officers and the DSS took possession of the equipment and took it to Government House only to return it this evening without any images.

Today, I contacted the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Michael Falade; the Ado-Ekiti Central Police Station DPO, Mustapha Mohammed; and the state's Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Commander to demand updates on the investigation.

Shockingly, the officers claimed there was "no complainant" because I had not submitted a written statement, despite police rescuing the victims, taking them to their hospital, arresting suspects, and recovering weapons, stolen phones, and other devices.

I questioned the officers about stolen phones electronically traced to the Governor's Lodge and the missing CCTV recordings; they denied knowledge and abruptly ended their conversations.

In another development, Tawakalitu Restaurant management reportedly confirmed that a DPO returned the CCTV equipment, but the recordings had been completely wiped. The management refused to identify the officer responsible for returning the equipment.
This is an indication of a coordinated cover-up by the @PoliceNG hierarchy in Ekiti State

However, the newly recovered video provides crucial leads in identifying individuals involved in the attack.

Their identities and roles need a credible independent body to investigate, and we call for the removal of the CP and other officers involved in the cover-up.

SEE BELOW THE BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO SHOWING THE FACES OF ATTACKERS IN ACTION.

#RevolutionNow

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

join the discussion on 28/ October as #Health & #Care #Workers #TradeUnions, @WHO & @ilo speak on issues of concern ahead of #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport. @EPSUnions @PSI_Africa @ISPinteramerica @PSIasiapacific @ituc @ituc_africa

[PSI – Public Services International ✊🌍🚩 @PSIglobalunion]

On 28 October, the day before the UN International Day of Care and Support, we convene leaders and shapers from PSI care unions, @ilo and @WHO. Plus we present a new WHO report on integrating this essential workforce. 🇲🇻 🇫🇷 🇬🇭 🇨🇴 🇵🇰 ✊

⇲ https://t.co/qbNCRPCEjp

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

join us tomorrow for @WRCnigeria webinar on the struggle to win social protection for Nigerian workers. @NLCHeadquarters @TUCNigeria @ILOACTRAV @dungpamsha

[Workers Rights Campaign (WRC) Nigeria @WRCnigeria]

join us at 5pm on Sunday 25 October for the monthly WRC/ENF webinar to discuss how workers & unions can fight for #SocialProtection for #Nigerian #Workers as living standards & working conditions become more terrible for us. Register for the meeting now: https://t.co/U7kPOrt6Pn

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

@SultanLuqman @sowore @channelstv @seunokin @OfficialAPCNg @drsrj @DrSRJ_ indeed, those were interesting days. we fight for a a time that we can have better days in Nigeria - including for generations yet to be born. the struggle for a worthwhile tomorrow is ingrained in our fight of today.

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

join us 12:00-13:15 CET on Thursday 22 October for the Global launch of "@WHO policy options for integrating the health and care workforce" in the lead up to the 2026 #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport. for more information and to register: https://t.co/VopO6uKs3A
@PSIglobalunion

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

Workers' Rights Campaign (WRC) highlights the pivotal importance of the united power of workers with strikes and youths at the barricades on the streets in our struggle to win our rights and emancipate ourselves from the capitalist bosses & their system. https://t.co/LHgFTGpoIH

[Socialist Workers League (SWL) @SWLnigeria]

SWL remembers & salutes youth of the 2020 #EndSARS rebellion. We demand #JusticeForEndSARSVictims; @officialABAT apology of FGN/@OfficialAPCNg renewed anti-police brutality & pro-system change mass mobilisation for #TotalLiberation https://t.co/tCbvCgxfV6

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

@Thempos1 Thanks comrade. Onward forward to #RevolutionNow! ✊🏿

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

The living standards and working conditions of the vast majority of Nigerians are terrible. And social security measures that could help cushion the suffering are inadequate. Just 1.2% of the country’s GDP is committed to providing social protection. This is less than half of the African average of 2.8%.

In 2012, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted the Social Protection Floors Recommendation No. 202 with four core guarantees.

How has Nigeria fared regarding this recommendation? What has been done and what are the gaps? What can workers and their unions in both the formal sector and informal economy do?

The Workers’ Rights Campaign (WRC) and Elegant Nurses Forum (ENF) invite you to a discussion.

Date: Sunday 25 October 2026
Time: 7:00pm

Lead Speakers

Inviolata Chinyangarara
(Senior Specialist ILO Bureau for Workers Activities, ACTRAV)

Dung Pam Sha
(Professor of Political Science at the University of Jos, UniJos)

Register now to join the meeting: https://t.co/D6ljNhoVYX

[Africa Health Watch @africahlthwatch]

How can African countries move from participating in global health discussions to shaping the decisions that affect their health systems?

At #WHS2026, Dr. Babatunde Aiyelabola (@BabaAye) shares his perspective on what it will take to strengthen Africa’s influence in global health decision-making.

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

Join us tomorrow (13 October 2026) at the Global Labour University webinar to discuss trade union strategies against right-wing policies and attacks on public services.
Time: 2:00PM CEST
To register: scan the QR code on the picture or click the link below:
https://t.co/nS8Bf87Wzo
@PSIglobalunion @EPSUnions

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

CARING FOR OTHERS SHOULD NEVER COST WORKERS THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH

Dr Meredith Fendt-Newlin @WHO will speak @PSIglobalunion webinar “Health and Care Workers’ Mental Health, Dignity and Voice” on 8 October 2026.

Join us to discuss how workers’ experiences can inform collective action.

🔗 Register and take part: https://t.co/btynKjPH55

🌍 Interpretation: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic.

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

Bàbá Ayé puts the significance of Independence Day in perspective, highlighting how the exploiter class of capitalists have benefited but working people's lives have got worse. The problem he underscores, is systemic and the solution must be revolutionary https://t.co/E4q4GV0RiL

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

@aacparty the only revolutionary party on the Jan., 2027 elections' ballots in Nigeria launched its campaign yesterday in Lagos @sowore for President. #AACourParty has been consistent with working people and youths in our day-to-day and liberatory struggles #RevolutionNow ✊

[African Action Congress @aacparty]

@AACLagosChapter flags off campaign.
AAC is the only Political Party in Nigeria that can march a million Revolutionaries on the streets without any inducements . No Rice, no Akara, no Agbado, just a sincere desire to Liberate Nigeria.

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

@fiwonNg Indeed, the discussion was quite rich. The questions and interventions of participants were incisive. And the leadoffs as well as responses by @JoeAjaero94024 @NLCHeadquarters président & @GbengaKomolafe_ of @fiwon2010 were robust. To watch the recording: https://t.co/GVxrH12p29

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

Join the discussion with
@JoeAjaero94024 president @NLCHeadquarters and @GbengaKomolafe_
GS @fiwonNg on workers & Nigeria's independence this evening at 5:00pm. Register now on zoom: https://t.co/yMsDLcfrm5

Unite and Fight, For Workers Rights!

[Baba Aye @BabaAye]

@WRCnigeria statement on the 37 artisanal miners murdered by the Nigerian state in Minna, Niger State. https://t.co/aBbZ3ydEQl