About MOST
Who are we
Socialist Transformation
The Movement for Socialist Transformation
MOST brings together socialist and left activists, trade unionists, working people, youth, women, students, peasants, artisans, professionals, intellectuals, progressive citizens and organisations of the oppressed, working and toiling masses.
It is Pan-Nigerian, Pan-African and internationalist in orientation, and is open to all progressive Nigerians committed to the struggle for social justice, equality, democracy, collective ownership and working people’s power.
MOST therefore exists as a movement for political engagement, ideological education, social intervention, mass mobilisation, class solidarity and the struggle for political power by the working people. It is not merely an electoral platform, nor is it simply a welfare advocacy organisation. It is a socialist movement committed to building the consciousness, organisation and power of the working and oppressed people of Nigeria to replace the anti-people rule of the capitalist ruling class with a New Socialist Nigeria.
Where it started
Our History & Journey
Origin
ASCAB
Alliance for Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond
MOST’s journey grew from ASCAB, which proposed a sustainable left-led mass political intervention in Nigeria and called for a broad political organising process rooted in existing and emerging popular movements, labour, youth, women, communities, citizens’ platforms and radical progressive forces.
Following Stage
TPAPS & TPAP-M
The People’s Alternative Political Summit & Movement
This process led to the People’s Alternative Political Summit, TPAPS, which resolved to establish a common political platform for political engagement, social intervention, and contestation for political power, named TPAP-M, with the ideological identity of a coalition committed to the emergence of a Mass Workers Party and the Socialist Transformation of Nigeria.
2022
CAST-Nigeria
Campaign for Socialist Transformation of Nigeria
Launched in 2022 as a campaign platform to place socialism at the centre of Nigeria’s political discourse and to intervene during the 2022/2023 electoral period, presenting CAST-Nigeria as a campaign to make the case for socialism, social justice, equitable distribution of wealth and universal access to opportunities and basic social services.
Late 2023
STON-C & MOST Founded
Socialist Transformation of Nigeria Conference
The Socialist Transformation of Nigeria Conference, STON-C, consolidated the process and formally established MOST, with CAST-Nigeria continuing as its campaign arm. MOST was established as a movement for political engagement, ideological education, social intervention, mass mobilisation and the struggle for socialist transformation.
What We Stand For
Our Mandate & Platforms
MOST deploys multiple platforms and campaigns to fulfil its historic mandate of political engagement, social intervention and socialist transformation.
01
MOST as Movement
Political engagement, ideological education, social intervention, mass mobilisation, class solidarity and the struggle for political power by the working people.
02
Party for Socialist Transformation (PST)
MOST will sponsor, promote, and support the emergence of a political party, the Party for Socialist Transformation, PST, as an instrument for achieving the Socialist Transformation of Nigeria.
03
CAST - Campaign Platform
The Campaign for Socialist Transformation and the Resist Hardship Campaign continue as major campaign and mobilisation platforms for engaging the Nigerian people.
04
Global Working Peoples Solidarity Forum
Deepening global solidarity among workers, working people, youth and students through the Global Working Peoples Solidarity Forum.
05
Praxis Academy
A centre for political education, socialist learning, leadership development and the continuous training of organisers, cadres and activists committed to the Socialist Transformation of Nigeria.
06
Organising Platforms
Creating and sustaining platforms for recruiting, organising and mobilising workers, women, youth, students, communities and other oppressed and exploited groups.