INEC ad hoc staff protest over unpaid allowances

A group of disgruntled Ad-hoc Staff of Independent National Election Commission (INEC) in Isolo area of Lagos State are currently protesting over unpaid allowances owed them from the last presidential and National Assembly polls.

Reports say the protesting workers were gathered at Ansarrudeen Primary School, Isolo Local Government Area in demonstration threatening to boycott any work in the governorship election if the outstanding allowances are not paid.

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According to Busola Ishola, one of the Ad-hoc Staff who spoke with journalists, “they have not been paid in Isolo and so every one of them have decided to boycott any work in the governorship election”.

Ishola explained that their counterpart in Oshodi and other local governments have been paid before today.(Saturday), March 9.

It was learnt that the security agencies were present while the Ad-hoc Staff were protesting peacefully.

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