By Matthew Tabe
Aggrieved workers have shut down the entrance gate of the Taraba state House of Assembly over seven months unpaid emoluments.
The workers embarked on an indefinite strike and vowed not to allow peace to reign until allowances are settled.
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At the time of filing this report, legislative activities had been paralyzed, as lawmakers were not allowed access to the Assembly premises.
The ongoing strike is coming barely a few days before the state governor’s presentation of the 2023 budget.
Describing the action as “a shame”, some of the members who bared their minds to our state correspondent wondered why the governor has continued to soil the “good image of this state by denying workers and pensioners their rights.”
One of the members who said “the fault is not from the workers” urged the people of the state to “blame the governor because he is not workers friendly.”
DAILY POST reports that the members are finding it difficult to serve the governor, an impeachment notice, the member who sought for pen protection, blamed the leadership of the House who, according to him “are too weak.”
Citing how they went on recess without being paid, and the numerous loans the House had granted approval for the governor to collect, he said “none of us can actually tell what exactly he (Ishaku) has done with such loans.”