Nigeria, Jan. 16 -- On 6 August, 2024, one of the icons of our struggle passed away and was buried on 28 December, 2024. The life and times of Comrade Amah Thomas Amah, having associated with him for over four decades, could best be contextualised as that of a worker, student activist, trade unionist and journalist, as well as a political activist and community leader. In all these endeavours, one can safely say that since our meeting at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) in the early '80s, our paths have inexorably crossed while working and serving the cause of the working people.

By the early 1980s, the University of Calabar was a beehive of activities and controversies. Things could not have been different, given the fact that the Vic...