Staff of the College of Education, Ekiadolor, under the coalition of unions in College of Education in the school have blocked the main entrance gate to the Edo State government house (Osadebe Avenue) over unpaid salaries for the past twelve months.
The protesters vowed to continue to protests on a daily basis until they were attended to, noting that they are tired of being turned to beggars to meet their family responsibilities. Leader of the protesters who is also the chairman of the College of Education Academic Union, COEASU, Comrade Fred Omonuwa, also said they won’t be blackmailed on the altar of politics for demanding for their rights.
He said: “For sometimes now we have been having issues of 11 Months unpaid salaries. We have tried to meet with the governor when the head of service came to speak with us to shield our sword. We thought that within two weeks our salaries will be paid but they never listened to us. READ ALSO: Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki bicker over protest against APC running mate, supporters’ harassment “Congress met and decided to come out in peaceful protest to demand our hard earn salaries including pension and gratuities. We spent couple of hours at government house nobody came out to address us. We believe that a labourer is worthy of his pay and we are going to continue on this path until our demands are met.”
