Authored by Comrade Issa Aremu, mni.

About the Book

Tears Not Enough is not an autobiography. Yet this remarkable compilation of reflections over the years have brought to the fore the authors perspective on topical national and international economic, social and political issues. Sub-themes examined with amazing passion include return to work, productivity, elections, trade union organizations and mass empowerment, energy crisis, industrialization, dictatorship and democracy, gender and the Media, dependency and independence, women participation, apartheid and liberation, leaders and leadership, international trade and developments, tragedies like September 2011, the Bellview and Sosoliso air disasters, iraqi war and HIV/AIDS pandemic. As diverse as these issues are, the central theme is development and democarcy. Humanity is imperiled unless global production, distribution and government crisis are resolved. Tears Not Enough, a dedication to the parents of the Sosoliso air disaster captures the author’s perspectives; lamentation of the decay in Nigeria is not enough but direct mass policy actions are needed to combat poor governance and underdevelopment.

About the Author

Issa Aremu is currently the Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garments and Tailoring Workers’ Union (NUTGTWN). He was the Head of Economics and Research Department of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) during the 1988 struggle against fuel ‘subsidy ‘ removal. He was also an active participant during the June 2000 Labour resistance against fuel price increase and a member of NLC negotiating team with the Federal Government.

Issa Aremu holds a Masters Degree in Labour and Development from the Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), The Hague, Netherlands. He started his union activism in the student’s movement in the late 1970s. In 1989, Issa Aremu joined NUTGTWN as an Organizing Secretary in charge of Education/Research Department. He is an active commentator on social, labour and economic issues and he is well published.