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Cross River magistrates resume protest over 26 months unpaid salaries punchng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from punchng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
We’ve been reduced to beggars Cross River magistrates protesting unpaid two-year salaries Published 6 February 2021 Some magistrates in Cross River State recently protested for several days at the governor’s office over two years’ unpaid salaries. Their leader, Solomon Abuo, tells ADA WODU about the plight of the magistrates It is about a month now that you and your fellow magistrates were withdrawn from the courts. What is the situation now? Since our withdrawal from our courts via a letter dated January 4, 2021 but served on us on January 14, 2021, we have been staying at home in compliance with the directive of the former acting Chief Judge, Justice Eyo Effiom-Ita. On January 18, 2021, we wrote a letter captioned, “Re: Withdrawal From Sitting in Court” to the then acting Chief Judge through the Chief Registrar. We appealed to the acting Chief Judge to reverse the indefinite withdrawal or sit-at-home directive as it would affect our zeal and passion ....
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TODAY January 22, 2021 Cross River government and protesting Magistrates are engaged in a silent war over the payments of two years salaries of the later. Governor Ben Ayade had in a letter signed on behalf of the acting Chief Judge of the state, Eyo Effiom Ita, by Chief Registrar Edem N Okokon, last week ordered the sack of 30 magistrates protesting the non-payment of two years worth of salaries. The letter stated that since the state has been unable to pay them since February 2019 when they were engaged, they had been withdrawn from sitting in any court until further notice. And a few days after the withdrawal letter, the government has again insisted that the 29 magistrates forfeit the 24 months salary iwed them if they want to continue in their employ. ....
Cross River Magistrates suspend three days protest over non-payment of salaries Published Protesting Magistrates in Cross Rivers have vacated the entrance of the governor’s office, three days after they commenced agitations for the non-payment of their two years salaries. The magistrates who had been dressed in their official regalia while blocking the Governors’ office, had claimed that the state employed them two years ago but refused to pay their salaries. However, Governor Ben Ayade had insisted he did not order their employment. The Magistrates had created a scene at the protest ground after one of them fainted and was resuscitated by his colleagues and staff of the Governor’s office. ....