OWERRI—Imo State   lawmakers rose from a plenary, yesterday, and marched straight to the Office of the Accountant-General, AG, to protest the non-payment of their two months salaries and allowances.

The legislators were also irked that workers in some ministries and parastatals had reportedly not been paid their February and March 2015 salaries.

The lawmakers reacted angrily to the motion raised by the member representing Onuimo state constituency, Mr. Robertson Ekwebelem, and was seconded by the member for Ehime Mbano constituency, Mr. Kingsley Dimaku.

Following the motion, the House resolved to meet with the Accountant-General and the Commissioner for Finance, to ascertain why civil servants and lawmakers were being owed their legitimate earnings.

The obviously angry lawmakers, on arrival at the Accountant-General’s Office, were heard as they sought to know the reason their salaries and that of civil servants remained unpaid for two months.

Vanguard, however, gathered that their trip to the Accountant-General’s Office was fruitless as the AG, Mrs. S. N. Udogu, was said to be attending to another official assignment somewhere.

It was also gathered that Mrs. Udogu was promptly alerted of the lawmakers’ protest march and quickly scampered into safety before their arrival.

A senior staff member in one of the state ministries told Vanguard that “when the trip to the AG’s office failed, the legislators stormed the office of the Commissioner for Finance, before returning to the House to conclude the day’s sitting.”

Source:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/imo-lawmakers-protest-non-payment-of-2-months-salaries/

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Marvellous God, you are so good.

They should ask the civil servant in kogi,benue and osun.

Just two month and they are shouting, if it were the civil servants that had not been paid for like 6month, there'll be like..*please calm down govt is working on it*.....the thunder were go fire them still the do press-up

They are angry because the non-payment affected them!

I have to give it to Kwara state, i have never heard of them protesting over non-payment of salary, despite the little they get from the government compared to others.

Rochas!!! Remove the log in your eye before you worry about the speck in the eyes of your critics!

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We re watching

you see what we are saying

Make una chill baba is here all your problems shall be solve come may28
Its time for change
Its a new dawn
God bless Baba
God bless nigeria
God bless me

I'm coming back to comment

Good one....let them also experience the bitter tale witnessed by many civil servants.

Hmn Tanoids tho

I was in an Igbo church recently and was surprised when the Choir raised the song

" Somebody say baba
Somebody say baba
Baba baba baba
Baba baba Mi loke

.I was surprised When most people didn't join in the songs .On questioning one of my taniod friends he replied
" The choir master is partial. He is becoming tribalistic.He has been compromised.And we cannot continue with him.How can he be shouting Sai baba sai baba in d church of God.Has the wind of change reached the church of God.
We are not saying any baba

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it can pain

Hmm. Jst came here to chew kola. Will b back to comment.

Nigerian law makers on the state and federal level have been there since 1999 as if they're not there, after all the executive arm still does whatever pleases it without answering questions from anyone, if those I'm law makers have been doing their jobs diligently, and uphold the purpose f9r which the people voted them in, I don't think their salaries would be an issue they have to protest for,

In my opinion I concur to what MrKnowitall said "what have the done to deserve their salaries?" if they can't give a credible response the salary should be withheld till further notice.

MrKnowitall:
What have they done to deserve their salaries? If they can't answer that question satisfactorily then their payments should be withheld till further notice.

I love that.

Thieves

you see after yabing goodluck

Even the private company owners owing the commoners alot of salaries. Who will they cry to?

obinoral1179:
They should ask the civil servant in kogi,benue and osun.

No sympathy for these lawless lawmakers.
No one deserves their salary and other remunerations. Not a single one of them

They are a drain on the state and nations resources. They have been paid enough over the years anyway

The huge salaries were paid to these politicians supposedly to curb corruption but instead they have become greedier and corruption has become their second nature. Time to review the wasteful largesse afforded to this super elite class of citizens who make up less than 2% of the population but consume a considerable proportion of its resources, and with nothing to show for it either.

My people my people, please clam down...this Rochas guy is jus too controversial

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Imagine that! Rochas you are better than what some evil Godfathers are pushing you to do. Pls don't dent your image and integrity that took you years to build i beg you Sir.