Workers of the Kwara Waste Management Company, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest in Ilorin to demand payment of their three months’ outstanding salaries from the state government. The workers, who walked through Emir’s Road to the state Ministry of Environment, carried placards with various inscriptions. Some of the placards read, “Pay us our three months salaries”, “We get a meagre N7,500 as salary”, and “We have families to cater for” among others. One of the workers, Mrs Ajara Kawu, told the News Agency of Nigeria that they were owed three months salaries despite earning a meagre of N7,500 monthly. Reacting to the protest, Ms Folashade Yusuf, the Press Secretary in the state Ministry for Environment, said arrangement was on to pay the salaries soon.

Source: Punch January 20, 2020 15:00 UTC