Members of staff of local government councils in Imo State have concluded plans to stage a protest rally in the first week of December over the non-payment of their 31-month salary arrears.
The workers said the protest rally will be such that has never been witnessed in the state since its creation in 1976.
Aggrieved representatives of the workers stormed the office of the chairman, Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) in Owerri to voice their grievances on behalf of their colleagues.
Spokesman of the workers who craved anonymity told LEADERSHIP Weekend that they were now poised for a showdown with the administration of Senator Hope Uzodinma, as they were no longer comfortable with its ‘fake promises’.
According to him, workers at the local government councils numbering 946 have not been paid for 31 months and government keeps making promises without fulfilling them.
The spokesman further disclosed that some of their colleagues have died out of frustration triggered by the unpaid salaries and huge debts they were owing people.
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