List of 40 sponsors of nationwide protest released

By: Stephen Asaba-ase

A list of 40 key issues affecting Nigeria has been released, allegedly sponsoring the ongoing protests across the country. These issues include:

1. Hunger

2. Inflation

3. High fuel pump prices

4. Minimum wage concerns

5. Power outages

6. Bad roads

7. Budget padding

8. INEC rigging of elections

9. High cost of governance

10. Highest bidder appointments

11. Excessive borrowings for looting

12. Crude oil theft

13. Non-functional refineries

14. Excess electricity tariffs

15. Excessive bank charges

16. Resource control

17. 1999 constitution

18. Lack of restructuring

19. Consumption instead of production

20. Arable farmland without subsidized mechanized farming equipment

21. Breakdown of law and order

22. Injustice in courts

23. Failed civil service system

24. Non-functional educational system

25. Japa syndrome (brain drain)

26. Corruption

27. Unaccountability of public office holders

28. Poor road networks

29. Worst housing program

30. Non-real estate funding

31. High interest rates for entrepreneurs

32. Devastating economic policies

33. Looting and lootocracy

34. Growing division amongst ethnic groups

35. Naira devaluation

36. Poverty

37. Non-support for local manufacturers and local content

38. Highest import duties ever

39. Underfunded army and police

40. Salaries and pension delays

The protesters claimed that addressing these issues will end the need for protests, stating “We’re not begging for power because power belongs to the people, and we the people are here to say enough is enough.”