Female health workers employed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in May 2023 yesterday staged a protest at the FCT minister’s premises over the non-payment of their six months’ salaries and arrears. The protesters, who carried placards with inscriptions like, “Health workers are taken for granted” and “Economy is bitter, pay us our salaries,” among others, vowed to go on strike if the FCTA refused to listen to their plight. One of the protesting workers’ leaders, Dr Janet Dan-Ebri, a medical doctor, said since they were employed by the FCTA in May 2023, they have been owed salaries and allowances for six months, while some are owed seven months’ salaries and allowances.
“Up until now, nobody has said or done anything about it. We have gone to all the offices of the Health Management Board (HMB), we have spoken to those in authority, and till now, they have not said anything about it. “The economy is harsh, and our people are suffering.
With market conditions increasing and prices skyrocketing daily, we are seriously in pain. “How can HMB owe us five, six, and seven months’ salaries and expect us to work? We are appealing to the FCT minister to come to our aide and pay us our salaries and allowances,” she said. Another angry protester, Eucharist Jorbedom, a lab scientist, who said she worked in Maitama District Hospital as a new FCTA staff, lamented that she could hardly take care of herself and her family because of nonpayment of.
