NUPENG MOURNS THE IRREPLACEABLE LOSS OF COMRADE ABIODUN ‘AREMSON’ AREMU, A TOWERING PILLAR OF THE WORKING CLASS
13th October, 2025
The leadership and entire membership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) expresses it’s profound grief and a deep sense of monumental loss following the transition of one of Nigeria’s finest revolutionaries and internationalists, Comrade Abiodun ‘Aremson’ Aremu, who joined the pantheon of revolutionary ancestors on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
Our hearts are heavy, and the entire Labour Movement in Nigeria stands still, shrouded in sorrow. Comrade Aremu was not just a leader; he was the very conscience of the struggle, an inimitable force whose life was a testament to unwavering commitment to the emancipation of the working class and the oppressed globally.
We remember with immense gratitude his visionary leadership, which gave birth to enduring structures for collaboration and solidarity within the Labour Movement. The establishment of the Labour, Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) and the Kolagbodi Memorial Foundation stands as a permanent monument to his strategic mind and his unshakeable belief in unity as the bedrock of power for the masses.
Beyond the structures, Comrade Aremu built people. With foresight and passion, he nurtured the Amilcar Cabral Ideological School (ACIS-M) to conscience the youths, provide them with praxis, and mould them into the revolutionary torchbearers of tomorrow. His life was a school, and his words, a curriculum for liberation.
His solidarity knew no borders. As the Secretary of the Nigeria Movement for the Liberation of Western Sahara and the Nigerian Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, he was a true citizen of the world.
The prestigious Friendship Medal awarded to him by the Cuban government stands as a global testament to his outstanding internationalism, a virtue so rare and so noble.
Today, the silence left by his voice is deafening. Yet, in this valley of tears, we hear his clarion call echo: “Forward Ever, Backward Never!”
The greatest honour we, the members of NUPENG and the entire working class, can bestow upon our fearless teacher and leader is not just in our mourning, but in our resolve.
We pledge to continue steadfastly in his footsteps, to pick up the banner he has laid down, and to rededicate ourselves to the relentless pursuit of a world founded on equity, dignity, and social justice.
As bid our farewell to a giant, we extend our deepest condolences to his immediate family, his comrades in the JAF, the ACIS-M, and all whose lives were touched by his radiant spirit.
His physical presence is gone, but the fire of his ideology and the strength of his conviction will forever burn brightly within us.
Our Solidarity remains constant for the Union makes us Strong!
Forward Ever, Backward Never!
Signed:
FOR: NIGERIA UNION OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS WORKERS
COMRADE (PRINCE) WILLIAMS AKPOREHA
National Executive President
COMRADE AFOLABI OLAWALE
General Secretary
