Share SUNDAY ADEPOJU reflects on the activism or otherwise of the organised labour in 2020 and earlier vis-à-vis the workers cum public expectations as critical stakeholders in the polity, as politicians embark on subtle horsetrading ahead 2023 elections in the country. DATING back to the precolonial era, labour movement has always been in the vanguard of the political evolution of Nigeria. It consolidated the role stronger during the prolonged military interregnum. The organised labour was the major pillar in the bitter struggle against the annulment of June that culminated in the hurried exit of the military from power in 1999. Through massive mobilisation of the citizens, the organised labour shut down the country in the demand that Nigeria return to civil rule. However, today, there is a recurrence of the expression that “the organised labour has become a toothless dog.” Unlike the expected role of the organised labour to always seek the welfare of the working population and the Nigerian masses, it appears that the labour has waned in its bid to, apart from its core responsibilities ensure that nation rides on a good pedestal by making lives bearable for the masses. As it has been the tradition from the past, from 2019, the labour brought some issues forth to 2020. Among the issues the labour brought to 2029 was the N30,000.00 new minimum wage that was passed into law in February 2011. Even though the government did not meet up with the proposed N56,000.00, about eight states have not been able to implement the N30,000.00. Since 2019, it has been a recurrent topical issue and people were still expecting it in 2020. The implication is that in this 2021, the labour still has a responsibility of meeting the expectations of the workers and the masses. There are still the problems of providing good leadership; restoring workers’ confidence and sustaining the tempo in this New Year.