Owerri, on Wednesday, in protest against non-payment of their
salaries.
The workers, who were drawn from 42 parastatals, blocked Okigwe
Roundabout leading to Government House to press home their demands.
Some of the effected parastatals were Imo Marketing Board, Imo State
Library Board, Adapalm, Imo State Council for Arts and Culture, Oguta
Motel, Consumer Protection Agency, Health Management Board, General
Hospitals, Poverty Alleviation Bureau, amongst others.
The workers said that they had undergone a series of verifications
without positive response from the state government, saying that they
were only demanding their salaries, not fighting anybody. "We were
only protesting, in defence of our legitimate rights."
The salary owned workers in various parastatals include, Library Board
9 months, Water Corporation 12 months, Imo Specialist Hospital, Owerri
12 months, Consumer Protection Agency 9 months, Arts and Culture 14
months, amongst others.
The aggrieved workers have been protesting since the past for three days.
Addressing the protesters, one Mr. Kingsley Uju, said that the
government was doing everything possible to settle the arrears of
salaries owned to workers.
Meanwhile, hundreds of customers of the MTN, on Wednesday, vandalised
the telecommunication operator's office in Owerri over the blockage of
their SIM cards (Numbers) by the company.
-DailyTimes
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