HActivities at the state and local government secretariats in Abia were paralysed on Wednesday because of the nationwide protests by organised labour.
The protesters, escorted by a team of anti-riot police operatives, marched from Michael Okpara Square to the Government House.Some of the placards read: “Give workers what is due”, “All Nigerian lives must matter”, and “Stop importation of petrol, revive the refineries now”.NAN reports that the situation was virtually the same in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State.
Mr Nweke said it was not directed at the state government but to demand a reversal of some of the harsh effects of some Federal Government policies. Mr Enogwe said: “The people are suffering, and they need a government that will liberate them from this level of poverty.
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