Cross River LG workers reject Otu’s reinstatement claim, protest unpaid salaries

Thousands of aggrieved section authorities workers successful Cross River State connected Tuesday protested astatine the Federal Secretariat successful Calabar, rejecting the authorities government's assertion that 3,000 of them had been reinstated and describing the announcement arsenic a "huge hoax".

The protesters, who besides visited the Local Government Service Commission, demanded outgo of their outstanding salaries, alleging that they had continued moving successful assorted section authorities departments, wellness centres and gross units without wage for months.

Their protestation followed a connection by Governor Bassey Otu, done his Chief Press Secretary, Linus Obogo, announcing that 3,000 workers had been reabsorbed and would beryllium placed connected the authorities payroll.

Speaking during the protest, the group's leader, Mr Julius Uchi, said nary of the affected workers had been reinstated, insisting that the government's announcement was misleading.

"We were not among the radical they claimed person been reabsorbed. That accusation is wholly false," helium said.

Uchi, who said helium was employed successful 2025 and posted to the Youth and Sports Department of Obudu Local Government Council, said the workers had yet to person their salaries contempt reporting for duty.

He said they learnt astir the purported reinstatement done societal media and had not seen immoderate authoritative governme...