By Ehi Ekhator, United Kingdom

Some angry casual staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) took to the street on Wednesday to protest their complete neglect by their contractors.

The workers blocked the entrance of the NNPC requesting for the payment of 9 months from the contractors.

One of the protesters who spoke with NAIJA CENTER NEWS said that the government paid the contractors who have refused to pay them.

Despite the contractors inability to pay on time, they also resolved to cut their salaries by 25%.

A protester who didn't want to be named said " We are in Warri refinery, we are on a demonstration in refinery. They have held our salaries for seven months, some over twelve months. The promises we have been hearing is that there is no money, so we matched today that no one is going in and out until our monies are paid.

"The contractors owe the support staff for many months, they said they held their meetings and told us they will pay us at the end of the month, but we said that is too far"

"But what we knew was the former Managing Director, Engr Adewole ladenegan mismanage our fund which some of this present management were among

"Inside this non payment they slashed the salary by 25% from may"

Several calls put across to manager of one of the contractors, Desire Mike were not answered.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbyKn572LJM

http://www.naijacenter.com/news/video-nnpc-casual-workers-block-gate-entrance-over-unpaid-salaries/

the saga continues

Eya.. I really knw hw these workers feel.. I'v worked in the refinery before... Its wicked hw a group of people will pocket people's salary and say thr is no money...