This opposition was "usually composed by an elite class that for decades enjoyed the benefits of living in an oil-rich country," he says. 
Upinzani huu “mara nyingi uliundwa kwa tabaka la matajiri na wasomi ambao kwa miongo kadhaa wamekuwa wakila matunda ya kuishi katika nchi yenye hazina kubwa ya mafuta” anasema.