"The week started off with small pockets of unrest and moderate demonstrations that gradually gave way to full-fledged civil resistance throughout the nation. This movement, in consonance with other 'Occupy' protest demonstrations around the world, can be seen in light of a variety of issues that currently plague the nation—foremost among them being the country's stagnant economy, its dilapidated transport, education and health infrastructure, and the ever-present parasitic forms of political and economic corruption.
Within this context, CCA, Lagos initiated an open-ended programme to discursively engage the nation's current state of affairs, the mechanisms underpinning Occupy Nigeria as well as the movement's immediate impact and potential long-term effects. "
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