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By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar
Newly employed local government workers in Cross River State have staged a peaceful protest in Calabar over 11 months of unpaid salaries, urging Governor Bassey Otu to approve their enrolment on the state payroll.
The protesters, drawn from local government areas across the state, defied a heavy downpour to march through major streets to the Governor’s Office, brandishing placards that read “We are suffering,” “Payroll us,” and “We need our salaries.”
Speaking for the group, protest leader Uchi Julius said many of those employed in 2025 had reported for duty and worked diligently for nearly a year without pay, a delay he said had pushed some colleagues to their deaths.
