Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun on Wednesday, stormed the
Ministry of Finance after protesting workers shut down the ministry for
two days.
The Finance minister who had for the past two days avoided the
protesting workers by staying away from the office arrived at the
ministry at about 8am with her convoy amidst tight security.
An indication that the minister would come to the office was given
during the early hours of the day as over 70 security personnel from the
Nigerian Police Force were stationed at strategic locations both within
and outside the premises of the ministry, Punch reports.
It was gathered that the heavy security presence was to forestall
any break down of law and order and any form of attack on the minister.
The angry workers who have been protesting for the past two days over the non payment of their Special Overtime Allowance
which according to them is about N1.2bn blocked all entrances leading
to the ministry to prevent the conduct of business activities.
As soon as the protesting workers saw the convoy of the minister
approaching the ministry, they rushed to the gate to prevent her from
gaining access to the ministry.
They started shouting “Adeosun must go, she must go,” “We want change, give us change,” among others.
For about ten minutes, the workers prevented the Finance minister
from gaining access to the ministry as they insisted that she must
address their plights right at the gate before she could go in.
After the law enforcement agents prevailed on the angry workers for
about ten minutes, Adeosun alighted from her vehicle and was asked by
the workers to walk into the ministry on foot which she did.
The protesting workers vowed that except the minister addresses
their plights, she would be prevented from attending the weekly Federal
Executive Council meeting which holds today.
She is currently holding a meeting with the workers union on the issue of their welfare.
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