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Monday 23 July 2012

AEPB casual workers hold Director, staff hostage

 
No fewer than 40 casual workers of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), on Monday morning, barricaded the entrance gate of the head office of the board located at the Central Business District, Abuja, to protest against non-payment of their wages.

The workers, who had gathered outside the gate at about 8a.m., refused to allow the Director of the board, Issa Shuaib, and the staff to move out of the office premises.


They sang various songs of protest to press home their demand.

One of the protesters, who stripped himself naked, said it was disheartening that AEPB treated them this way.
Another casual worker who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the board had not been paying their salaries for the last four months, despite the services they had been rendering.

"We were recruited as Enforcement Squad of the AEPB last year July and were trained at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Kubwa. The board gave us a black T. Shirt uniform and we were deployed to various parts of the FCT to arrest anyone who engages in street trading and other activities contrary to the law of the board," he explained.

"This year, we got the information that the director wanted to lay us off and in the bid to perfect that, he refused to pay us our pay. We have had series of meetings with him during which he promised to pay us, even if we have to go, but all to no avail."

He called on the FCT minister, Senator Bala Muhammed, to come to their rescue.
However, when contacted on telephone, the Head of Information of the AEPB, Joe Okairo, refused to comment on the issue. Instead, he asked the reporter to come inside the office.


Source: Daily Times

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Agberos now see demselves as workers o..That's wat happens wen u strip pple of their livelyhood..wat goes around,cums around!! U guys aint seen nthn yet.Heartless idiots

Anonymous said...

This story get as e be... Four months without pay?!. For this Abuja wey we dey so?

Haba Oga Director, make you sef check this matter na, shey e pure?

Aunty Linda, where are your Paparrazis na? They should have captured the Naked protester for the viewing pleasure of your female readers.

SouthernMallam

Anonymous said...

Motherfucker don use their money buy orishirishi tins for himself. Oloshi!

Godspowerogono said...

greedy 2 mush 4 dis country...

Anonymous said...

their money is being used for business purpose, they should cry out the more. leaders find time to watch ALJEERRA NEWS to learn from ARAB SPRINGS. Pity poor casual workers

Princess of Zion said...

Only hoping the issue can be resolved!

Finding "Him" before you find "him"- http://princessofzion.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/find-him-before-you-find-him/

Shaddy said...

Hummmmm na wahoooo the poor guys don wait tire and the ogas are have fun It Is Well

Anonymous said...

It is good for them, all dey know how to do is roam about abuja in buses and grab innocent girls and rape them and beat them up. Wicked people

Mrs X said...

These boys don't deserve any pity..Stopped by Kcity plaza d oda day to get my baby's food wit my baaby and nanny in d car..I steppped away frm d car and d nxt tin I see is these idiots jumpin down frm a buus to harrass me and ask me stupid ques like wetin u dey do here? Wetin dey dat bag?why u stand here? In my opinion,they should be totally scraped...bunch of illiterates harrassin innocent pple

Anonymous said...

The worst part of it is that even the illegal vendors do bribe dem and once dey a̶̲̥̅̊я̲̅ε̲̣̣̣̥ bribe dey go away till dey need money again anybody who doesn't giv dem bribe dey take there case up. Mtsheeeeew

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