Nigerian Electoral Body, INEC Workers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances In Anambra
The sing took hassle at the INEC Headquarters in Awka, Anambra Negate capital.
An complete lot of advert hoc workers engaged by the Self sustaining National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra Negate for the 2023 general elections, on Tuesday, staged a sing over their unpaid allowances.
The sing took hassle at the INEC Headquarters in Awka, Anambra Negate capital.
The protesters, who carried placards with diversified inscriptions, blocked the entrances chanting battle songs. This crippled actions at the price as workers contributors have been barred from coming into the premises.
About a of the protesters who spoke to Day-to-day Have confidence mentioned they have been very most realistic paid N3,000 each and each as feeding allowance and had now not been paid the steadiness of N14,000.
One amongst them who identified himself as Emeka mentioned, “They told us that the jam changed into with Access Financial institution and Zenith Financial institution and we have been told to post assorted monetary institution accounts which we did. Nonetheless, they peaceable refused to pay us.
“We trace that they are about rounding up the payment of workers for the duration of the 2023 general elections, meaning that they pause now not have plans to pay us. We’re over 300 that haven’t got our allowances while they’ve paid some.”
One other protester who gave her name as Chioma mentioned, “Every person knows the probability associated with conducting elections on this allotment of the nation. Yet, we defied the percentages and risked our lives to make hunch that that democracy is sustained and essentially the most attention-grabbing manner INEC desires to pay us assist is by owing us.
“That may be very unfair and we would like to call on the explicit authorities to flow searching for into this topic and make sure that that we rating our monies.”
When contacted, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra, Dr Queen Elizabeth Agwu, neither answered to messages sent to her nor return calls placed to her.
