It was an eyesore in Edo state as sweepers stormed out en mass to protest their meagre monthly take-home by the state government.
The sweepers were seen lamenting the N17,820 salary describing that it will not meet their needs with the recent fuel subsidy removal.
They were dressed in their sweeping clothes and brandished placards that read “We need an increment in our salary, we are tired of N17,820”.
Their mouthpiece, Mrs. Glory Efosa said ” their payment was increased to N18,000 when the national minimum wage was N18,000 and their pay was increased to that amount by the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole administration but that since then, they have not enjoyed any pay rise adding that the current administration has reportedly claimed that they were not its staff.
“They pay us N18, 000 but when they remove their tax, we will be left with N17,820. We have complained and written several letters calling for an increment.