The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun on Wednesday, stormed the Ministry of Finance after protesting workers shut down the ministry for two days. The Finance minister who had for the past two days avoided the protesting workers by staying away from the office arrived at the ministry at about 8am with her convoy amidst tight security. An indication that the minister would come to the office was given during the early hours of the day as over 70 security personnel from the Nigerian Police Force were stationed at strategic locations both within and outside the premises of the ministry, Punch reports. It was gathered that the heavy security presence was to forestall any breakdown of law and order and any form of attack on the minister. The angry workers who have been protesting for the past two days over the non payment of their Special Overtime Allowance which according to them is about N1.2bn blocked all entrances leading to the ministry to prevent the conduct of business activities. As soon as the protesting workers saw the convoy of the minister approaching the ministry, they rushed to the gate to prevent her from gaining access to the ministry. They started shouting “Adeosun must go, she must go,” “We want change, give us change,” among others. For about ten minutes, the workers prevented the Finance minister from gaining access to the ministry as they insisted that she must address their plights right at the gate before she could go in. After the law enforcement agents prevailed on the angry workers for about ten minutes, Adeosun alighted from her vehicle and was asked by the workers to walk into the ministry on foot which she did. The protesting workers vowed that except the minister addresses their plights, she would be prevented from attending the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting which holds today. She is currently holding a meeting with the workers union on the issue of their welfare.
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Posted: at 22-06-2016 12:48 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
EDDYPRINCE at 22-06-2016 01:38 PM (7 years ago) (m)
NA SHE COZ THE PROBLEM?
Posted: at 22-06-2016 01:38 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
kingcalors at 22-06-2016 02:28 PM (7 years ago) (m)
Nigeria is an expired contraption. Make we come roundtable and discuss way forward. BUHARI is not the Messiah that will take Nigeria to the promised land.
Posted: at 22-06-2016 02:28 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
nametalkam at 22-06-2016 06:59 PM (7 years ago) (m)
This woman speaks like an American and she manage to make it into the Nigerian cabinet, you mean to tell me we dont have able accountants to run our finances in Nigeria?
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Posted: at 22-06-2016 06:59 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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