Workers beg Gov Otti for help, as salaries, grade levels remain static for 12 years
Sixteen former staff of the defunct Abia State Road Maintenance Agency, ABROMA, have appealed to Governor Alex Otti to intervene in their challenges over low salaries and stagnant grade levels. The staff, who said they were employed in 2014 by the previous administration in the state, said they had remained on Grade Levels 2 and […] Workers beg Gov Otti for help, as salaries, grade levels remain…
Sixteen former employees of the now-defunct Abia State Road Maintenance Agency, ABROMA, have implored Governor Alex Otti to address their concerns regarding low wages and unaltered grade levels. These staff members, who were hired by the previous administration in 2014, have been stuck in Grade Levels 2 and 3, earning N21,000 and N23,000 monthly respectively.
Mr. Ikedichi Orisa, the spokesperson for the 16 workers, made a passionate plea to journalists in Umuahia, expressing their gratitude for the recent salary payments initiated by Governor Otti, but expressing dissatisfaction with their current pay and stagnant grade levels. Orisa noted that the employees were integrated into the Abia State Ministry of Works upon the repeal of ABROMA, but they continue to receive their salaries through the same portal they did when ABROMA was active.
They have followed the proper channels to seek improvements to their salaries in line with the minimum wage being provided by Governor Otti's administration, but have not yet seen any positive changes. The former ABROMA staff have also informed the Abia State Commissioner for Works, Don Otumchere Oti, about their grievances, as well as the Abia State Head of Service and other relevant government authorities.
They recall that ABROMA staff were not paid by the previous administration of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu from April 2017 until he left office in May 2023. However, when Governor Otti took office, he verified the workers and started paying their salaries, for which they are grateful. Despite this, the workers are now appealing to Governor Otti for intervention, as they remain on the same pay and grade levels, despite their integration into the Abia State Ministry of Works.
They have families, aged parents, and some are ill, while others have to travel from distant locations to work. Therefore, they are urgently seeking Governor Otti's assistance to ensure they receive the same minimum wage as other staff members, and to advance in their grade levels.
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