Chai! Na serious wah for Cross River State as Magistrates’ Association don flex their muscle again o! Dem don announce say dem go resume their indefinite strike wey dem suspend before, and the date wey dem set na February 9. E come be like say government no gree jam dem with correct action after dem don chop promise before.
Na for Calabar, dem drop this bombshell for letter wey dem sign with their Chairman, Godwin Onah and Secretary, Solomon Abuo. According to dem, di decision wey dem take no be joke; na major discussion for their general meeting on January 30 make dem agree say enough na enough!
The magistrates yarn say dem don tire for waiting wey dey happen since di governor promise dem say e go do something last year November. Dem talk say dem appreciate di first promise wey don come through, wey be promotion and regularisation of their matter, but di rest demands still dey ground like wetin concern market women.
Dem talk say, “We beg Your Excellency to remember say we no fit continue to dey work after all di wahala wey dey for ground. Our members dey suffer as important people for di system wey suppose dey help maintain law and order.”
Moni no dey jolly for dem side as di magis dey receive N15,000 every month as impress allowance—na wetin? Dem base for Cross River go dey collect N200,000 to N250,000 for neighbouring states. As dem no gree chop well, dem dey feel boko haram vibes!
Dem don talk say di demands wey dey their table include 50 percent increase for salary, proper official vehicles, correct accommodation, and renovation of court dem. Even di payment of 2019 salary arrears dey craze dem head! Dem dey look government like say, dem no dey sight wahala if dem no act sharp-sharp.
Dis message no be say dem go wait for second chance—if February 9 land and nothing happen, dem go block road and carry placards like say na dem dey look for attention wey dem suppose get all along.
So, make we keep our ears dey ground as di magistrates prepare to flex again. Na so di matter be for Cross River—we go just dey eat popcorn dey watch how e go play out!
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