The protesters accused the ministry of failing to provide welfare packages, training, and reimbursement for official trips.
One worker lamented that allowances for trips made in January and throughout 2023 remained unpaid.
Speaking anonymously, some staff alleged that since the minister, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, assumed office, workers’ welfare had been sidelined.
“We have no working materials, no welfare. Staff due for promotional exams have not been allowed to write them,” one said.
Another protester claimed the minister ignored internal concerns, focusing only on external empowerment programmes.
“The domestic policy is more important than the external. Before you empower outsiders, you must empower those working under you,” a protester said.
Sulaiman-Ibrahim succeeded Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye.
She is yet to respond to the allegations.
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ReplyDeleteWith all due respect, isn’t your income your empowerment. Do not begrudge recipients of programs and benefits. When you are a civil servant you turn your eyes away from money intended to help a community, it’s their money not yours. Of course the mandate of the ministry is to help women in the society why is it paining you now. Seems like that ministry was run a way before and these ppl were used to partaking in the benefits intended for ppl in the society and now that there is a new sheriff in town they are sour. Imagine being a paid employee and begrudging help for women in crisis. No wonder so many still suffer, when you have workers with these mindsets those who are to be uplifted never are.
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