The contractors said the money was an outstanding payment for constituency projects they completed since December 2020.
The protesters took over the main entrance of the National Assembly complex; chanting solidarity songs for several hours.
The leader of the group, Joy Uche, lamented how hard it had been for them to take care of their families. He said some of them had died in the process of trying to get their entitlements.
Also, Favour Emenike told journalists that they have come to the National Assembly to plead with their elected representatives to come to their rescue and prevail over the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, to pay them their money.
The contractors said the money was an outstanding payment for constituency projects they completed since December 2020.
The protesters took over the main entrance of the National Assembly complex; chanting solidarity songs for several hours.
The leader of the group, Joy Uche, lamented how hard it had been for them to take care of their families. He said some of them had died in the process of trying to get their entitlements.
Also, Favour Emenike told journalists that they have come to the National Assembly to plead with their elected representatives to come to their rescue and prevail over the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, to pay them their money.
