Tag: Sweepers
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Widows employed as sweepers obstruct Imo Govt House over unpaid salaries
Countless widows, on Thursday, obstructed the entrance gate to the Imo State Government House in Owerri in protest. The aggrieved women, under the aegis of the Imo Widow Sweepers Association, interrupted the flow of traffic around the Government House. They said the Governor Hope Uzodimma administration owed them six months’ salaries. The leader of the…
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Again, Lagos sweepers protest non-payment of salaries
Sweepers of the Lagos State Community under the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) on Sunday staged another protest to the seat of power in Alausa, the second in two weeks, against non-payment of November/December salaries among other grievances. The street sweepers who stormed the area last week said they had to repeat the action yesterday because…