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The Digest:

Indigenous contractors staged a major protest at the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding the payment of debts for executed constituency and federal projects, and causing a lockdown that forced the complex to close its main gates.

Key Points:
  • The protest was led by the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria.
  • They accused the federal government of insincerity and neglect.
  • The demonstration caused a heavy traffic gridlock, locking down the main entrance.
  • Association President Jackson Ifeanyi Nwoss vowed to continue protests until December 31.
  • He warned of plans to occupy strategic public offices nationwide.
  • The House of Representatives reversed its decision to suspend plenary for a week.
  • Plenary will resume to address the contractors' grievances and other national issues.
This standoff reveals the storm that brews when the engine of public works grinds to a halt over unpaid debts, where the builders of infrastructure become the protesters at the gate.

Sources: Daily Trust