{
  "id": 11081140,
  "title": "Sacked Rivers workers urge A’Court to enforce salary payment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/sacked-rivers-workers-urge-acourt-to-enforce-salary-payment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T02:02:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/sacked-rivers-workers-urge-acourt-to-enforce-salary-payment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "About 100 workers from the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency have approached the Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, asking for permission to appeal a decision by the National Industrial Court and demanding the payment of their overdue salaries. The workers, who have been jobless since 2017, claimed that they were dismissed by the Rivers State Government and their wages stopped. In October 2021, the National Industrial Court ruled that the workers' jobs were still valid and that both the RSSDA and the Rivers State Government were jointly responsible for their employment. The court ordered the government, under then Governor Nyesom Wike, to pay the salaries and allowances. However, the workers allege that the state has ignored the court's directive. The workers returned to the court to file an enforcement suit, but their request for the court to enforce its judgment was denied because there was a pending appeal. They subsequently appealed to the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt to overturn the lower court's decision.",
  "summary": "Disengaged staff of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency have asked the Appeal Court to compel the state government to pay their salaries. Read More: https://punchng.com/sacked-rivers-workers-urge-acourt-to-enforce-salary-payment/",
  "key_points": [
    "100 Rivers State workers seek court permission to appeal dismissal.",
    "National Industrial Court ruled jobs valid, ordered salary payment.",
    "Workers claim state ignored court directive, denied enforcement suit."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sacked workers' move to the Appeal Court signals a further escalation of their quest for overdue salaries, which they claim the Rivers State Government has ignored despite a court order.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Sacked Rivers workers urge A’Court to enforce salary payment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/sacked-rivers-workers-urge-acourt-to-enforce-salary-payment-11081160",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:02:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}