The Joint Action Front, a loose coalition of civil and trade union groups meet at Labour House to plan a response to the fuel price hike. Alongside the left wing union stalwarts are a new breed of young entrepreneurial social media activists. The protests began spontaneously but the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the largest and most powerful union begins to assume a leadership role. Some voice misgivings about this, citing previous accusations of corruption involving past NLC leaders but these are largely put aside.
Funmi meets Gbenga Sesan, a young IT entrepreneur and Dipo Fashina, a philosophy professor and union organiser.