The civil servants in Cross Rivers state have staged protests over unpaid salaries. The protesters were seen in a video shared on social media on Thursday, February 15.
According to the protesters, the people are hungry and “15th of February, salaries have not been paid.”
Photo Credit: Bassey Otu
Source: Twitter
It was learnt that the protest happened at the office of the secretary to the state government, Cross River.
Taking to social media to share the video, Anthony Ehilebo, a media practitioner, captioned it:
“Happening in Calabar. Situation at SSG’s office CRS. Nigeria is about to burst at its seams. The economic hardship of mismanaged state.”
See the video of the protest here:
President Bola Tinubu-led federal government recently accused Nigerian governors of fueling the hunger in the country by not paying salaries and pensions despite the increased federal allocations they get.
The presidency made the claim following the alarm by governors elected under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the federal government’s economic policy has caused hunger and pain in the country.
However, Cross River is being governed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), the president’s party under Governor Bassey Otu.
On Thursday, President Tinubu met with the governors at the presidential villa before departing for the African Union meeting in Addis Ababa.
During the meeting, the president and the governors agreed on state police to fight insecurity. Tinubu also urged the governors to ensure that salaries are promptly paid to reduce hunger in the country.
Source: Legit.ng
