Travellers going from Abuja and those coming to the capital city had a hectic journey as workers of Kogi Local Government protesting 21 months of salary arrears and two years of unpaid leave bonuses blocked the Abuja-Lokoja Highway at Kotonkarife area Thursday morning. Protesters block Abuja-Lokoja road in protest of their salary arrears, The workers carried placards with inscriptions “Wada must go”, “Pay us our 21 months salary”, “Wada has used our money for PDP primaries”, ” Buhari must save Kogi from Wada”, “Wada is a thief” and others were displayed as they chanted. Protesters block Abuja-Lokoja road in protest of their salary arrears,As at the time of filling this report around after 10:00am, the fate of the travellers is unknown as the protesting workers vowed to block the highway, telling the people that they should hold Governor Idris Wada of Kogi state responsible. To make the matter worse, no security agent or officials of the local government are on ground to appeal to the workers. The protesters were also burning tyres on the road .
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Posted: at 17-09-2015 02:26 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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