22. Did the Left learn anything from the Obidient Wave? Part 1

<p>This is the first of a two-part episode examining what the Nigerian Left learned from the Obidients. To tackle this, we review a series of articles about the Labour Party and Peter Obi that were written by Nigerian Left essayists and organization both before and after the elections. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Check out our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/did-nigerian-85421974?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Patreon</a> page to listen to the extended conversation. </p> <p><br></p> <p>The &quot;before&quot; pieces:</p> <p><a href="https://socialistlabour.com.ng/2022/06/24/tpap-m-2023-labour-and-actually-existing-labour-party/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://socialistlabour.com.ng/2022/06/24/tpap-m-2023-labour-and-actually-existing-labour-party/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.marxist.com/the-labour-party-the-left-and-the-search-for-mass-party-of-the-working-class.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.marxist.com/the-labour-party-the-left-and-the-search-for-mass-party-of-the-working-class.htm</a></p> <p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2022/09/nigeria-turn-a-case-for-a-labor-party-entryism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://africasacountry.com/2022/09/nigeria-turn-a-case-for-a-labor-party-entryism</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>The &quot;after&quot; pieces:</p> <p><a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/591165-there-was-a-movement-a-preliminary-counterintuitive-marxist-analysis-of-peter-obi-and-the-obidients-by-biodun-jeyifo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/591165-there-was-a-movement-a-preliminary-counterintuitive-marxist-analysis-of-peter-obi-and-the-obidients-by-biodun-jeyifo.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/591562-obi-not-about-a-productive-economy-but-perception-of-an-incorruptible-president-by-ogaga-ifowodo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.premi