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Despite Massive Outcry, Cross River Government Pays Four Out Of Six Months Owed Road Sweepers

By Patrick Obia Despite the massive outcry that greeted the harassment of aged people sweeping roads in Calabar, the Cross River State capital who were protesting being owed for six months, the government has only paid part of the salaries. The women earn a measly NGN7,500 per month which meant they earned NGN46,000 (USD109) in

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Calabar Road Sweepers: PDP, NBA Wade Into Heartbreaking Issue

Patrick Obia The Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Calabar branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have joined the band of organizations and individuals condemning Wednesday’s flogging of aged women by Police officers in Calabar. Hundreds of road sweepers attached to the Calabar Urban Development Authority had on

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