Members of the federal capital territory (FCT) COVID-19
emergency response team are currently protesting against the non-payment of
their N30,000 daily allowance for April and May.
Among those being owed are sample collectors, case
investigators, ambulance drivers, environmental health worker, temperature
readers and cleaners.
On Tuesday, they converged on the public health department
office, Area 3, Garki, Abuja, demanding that the outstanding allowance should
be paid before they return to work.
With 674 cases, the nation’s capital has the third highest
number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Lagos has 5,135 cases, the highest, followed by Kano, 958
infections. Nigeria has a total of 10,578 cases.
Below are pictures of the protesting workers:
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