Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

Hundreds of female staff and wives of the male staff of Rivers State Sustainable Development Authority, RSSDA, in Port Harcourt today,protested over nonpayment of salaries running to 17 months, by the Rivers State Government.

The women who were joined by female nongovernmental Organizations in the State converged at the Aztec Arcum Event Centre at the Stadium road Port Harcourt where they interfaced with the Rivers State Police Command before peacefully protesting to the Rivers State Government House.

Mrs Mina Obanga, leader of the female staff and Wives of staff of RSSDA who spoke through telephone said: “we are celebrating human rights day One of the core issues we are facing is the 17 months nonpayment of our husbands and our women in RSSDA.The agency has been neglected to the extent that its workers have not been paid for 17 months. It is the height of violation of the rights of the woman.There is no ethics and reasons behind it. We need to hear the voice of our dear Governor. These women have been going through hardship, pains and harassment for the past 17 months our women and our husbands have not been paid.”

When reminded that the Rivers State government had complained about the paucity of funds in the state,the leader of the protesting women dismissed the claim and disclosed that the women are in possession of the revenue allocation that accrued to the state in the past 17 months.

“Allocations have been coming in to the state.We have the copy of the allocations that have been coming to the state.The salaries of all the people working in RSSDA is next to nothing compared to the allocations that have been coming to the state government. It should be noted that because of the support we have for the state that is we have been calm.But we can not continue to keep quiet as if all is well”,Mrs Mina Obanga.

At the time of filing the report,the women had converged in front of Aztec Arcum event Centre along staduim getting ready to embark on a peaceful march to Government House present their protest letter to Governor Nyesom Wike or his wife, Justice Mrs Suzette Nyesom Wike.

http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/11/women-protest-non-payment-of-17-months-salary-in-portharcourt/

Hundreds of female staff and wives of the male staff of Rivers State Sustainable Development Authority, RSSDA, in Port Harcourt today,protested over nonpayment of salaries running to 17 months, by the Rivers State Government.

Just 17 months.

They should calm down


Wike is God sent to them na.

Na awa pikin, when it's 24 months then we can discuss with him to pay awa salary.

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Sustainable development-Wike has considered your agency no longer sustainable. Can't you people understand?

17 months?

Can you imagine...public servants that haven't been paid for almost 1.5years! Not even private sector workers.

This can NEVER happen in the Western world.

What is their work please?

YET PAID BLOGGERS ARE TELLING US ABOUT HIS WONDERFUL WORK IN RIVERS...
POLITICIANS ARE TRULY HYPOCRTITE

I bet the governor gets his salary paid 1 month ahead of time.

I think there should be a law in Nigeria where government payroll is set up electronically - with the governors and their cabinet's salaries at the end of the list.

That way, if every single state employee isn't paid, then they don't get paid either.

more power to the ranks of the NDA.
Still waiting to hear that Buhari hasnt been paid his allowances or salary.

We warned them. But they didn't listen

Just 17 months haba! But Wike is our Man now.

This is a staged protest. Wike has video evidence

Seems owing salaries is d current trend among diz governors. Am sure thr z a bet among diz devilish human on who will owe d highest number of months of salaries

This is despite the huge monthly allocation received by the River State government. Very unfortunate and irresponsible.

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Wike is busy sponsoring ondo election

Making unguarded statement about rivers rerun

If u ask him now, he will say they are payed protesters

With all the the OYEL money u are owning 17months salary

WIKEdness of the highest order

....and when election is conducted today and the masses votes against pdp some people will call it rigging.... this is exactly why pdp lost in Ondo State.

Is that not Wike state? If yes then no problem Na... Is that up to 2 years? Oh no still small Na. Wike is now a daily thrifty man and they will soon have their contribution but they should know that first month belongs to Wike oooo

The same zombies shouting Rivers is vee dee vee upandan! They never see something

Your patron is busy donating billions for election and he can't pay your salary..it means you are list in his priority..carry go for the next two years.

Buhari is a curse to Nigeria QED

2 Billion Naira for Ondo election. Rivers state workers FASTING for 17 months. Ntor.....you ain't seen anything yet.

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Your patron is busy donating billions for election and he can't pay your salary..it means you are list in his priority..carry go for the next two years.

::-- "Least" instead of List sir.

ransomed:
::-- "Least" instead of List sir.

bless you sir