This piece celebrates the life and work of Comrade Bene Madunagu, a dedicated socialist who tirelessly fought for the liberation of Nigerian working masses and the poor, particularly women. It highlights her monumental contributions to the struggles through her involvement in ASUU and her advocacy for feminist ideals from a socialist perspective.
Comrade Bene Madunagu, who died recently and is being buried in Calabar today January 17, was a striking example of a dedicated and committed socialist. As a working-class oriented class fighter, her monumental contributions to the struggles for the liberation of Nigerian working masses and the poor, and particularly that of women, are perhaps under-documented or not as highlighted as she richly deserves.
Taking such a stance in an elite or perhaps bourgeois academic environment can be likened to committing class suicide. It was a choice that came with enormous sacrifices. Bene had more than enough dose of the pains that accompanied principled struggle as a socialist and later leader of ASUU of which, it must be stressed, she was also a foundational member.
Another significant contribution of Comrade Bene to the struggles of Nigerian peoples was in conceptualizing and articulating the idea of feminism from a socialist point of view. In this regard, she was co-founder of Women In Nigeria , which had male students and working-class activists as members. She subsequently founded the Girls Power Initiative , which has over the years trained and mentored several young females on gender rights.
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