By Sunny Nwankwo, Umuahia
Workers of the Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu (ASCETA) have protested the inability of the institution to pay them their 31- month salary arrears.
The Nation learnt that the workers, who marched on Arochukwu, carrying placards, vowed to continue the protest in Umuahia, the state capital, next Thursday, to press home their demands.
The Chairman of ASCETA, Mr. Kelvin Onyema, said: “We have just finished the part one at Arochukwu where the college is situated. Next Thursday, we will go to Umuahia to protest.
“We are demonstrating because of the 31-month salary arrears and non- implementation of the salary structure that has been in existence since 2011.
“The protest will hold daily till next Thursday. The ‘grand finale’ will hold next Thursday in Umuahia.”
He said they had given a warning letter to the management led by Dr. Phillips Nto, demanding that their needs must be met, or else they would embark on an indefinite strike.
He implored the government to pay the workers and give subvention to the school to enable it implement a salary scheme called CONTAD and CONTIDIS.
A source close to a member of the management said the governing council was doing everything to ensure that the demands of the workers were met.
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