The workers, numbering millions, matched from the NLC secretariat Owerri, and round the major streets of Owerri namely, Wetheral Road, Bank Road, Okigwe Road and Port Harcourt Road, carrying placards with various inscriptions.
Some of the inscriptions are, “Bureau of Public procurement, His Excellency March, December 2015 salaries is our right, please pay us before we die”, “illegal retrenchment not acceptable, you must rule with human face, don’t destroy what you do not build and you have no right to sack us without due process.
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The protesters ended up at the secretariat of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) along Port Harcourt road. The situation resulted in heavy traffic jam in and around Owerri, as vehicular movement and individuals were affected within the period of the protest.
Leading the protesters, the National President of NLC Comrade Waheed Wappa assured workers in the state of the general support of NLC and workers across the federation.