Tom Harrison, back row, center; Joanne Landy, second row, right This interview was originally published in Left History. This version is reposted from New Politics, where it was republished in 2018. Joanne Landy died in 2017. See here for a brief obituary. Introduction
The Convergence for A Working People's Political Alternative (COPA), a coalition of left-leaning revolutionary and radical political parties as well as pro-working people's organisations has berated the wife of the Director-General of Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi over alleged attack on the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Abba Yusuf. The group also condemned the alleged killing of two protesters in Lagos State by some operatives of the Nigeria Police Force.
The Convergence for a Working People's Political Alternative (COPA), a civil society group, has rejected and condemned the candidature of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party ahead of the 2023 general elections. The group in a communiqué signed by its two co-Chairpersons, Ayo Ademiluyi and Kunle Wiseman Ajayi, and issued on Thursday at the end of its national symposium, described Obi as an anti-poor element whose programme was against socialist agenda.
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a civil society organisation, Convergence for a Working People's Political Alternative (COPA) has declared its support for the presidential bid of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC). The group made its decision known in a communique issued on Thursday at the end of the hybrid national symposium held at the National Advocacy Centre, Abuja.