Sunmonu Honors Late Historian Osoba at Abuja Symposium

Hassan Adebayo Sunmonu, the former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), honored the late historian Samuel Olusegun Osoba during a symposium in Abuja. Sunmonu described Osoba as an intellectual force who transformed Nigeria's trade union movement and strengthened its ability to resist economic policies from institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.

He emphasized Osoba's pivotal role in fostering collaboration within the labor movement and his mentorship of students. Sunmonu noted that Osoba equipped labor leaders to challenge structural adjustments and promoted anti-SAP (Structural Adjustment Program) sentiments.

The symposium featured reflections from Ibrahim Abdullahi, a professor at Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone, who discussed Osoba's commitment to social justice and urged scholars to uphold his legacy. Osoba was widely regarded as a leading scholar in economic history and political economy, with his research examining the implications of neo-colonialism in Nigeria's development.