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From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja
Members of the Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, staged a protest in Abuja over the non-payment of contracts executed for the Federal Government.
The demonstrators blocked the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance during business hours, preventing staff from gaining access to the building. The Minister of Finance and his convoy were also denied entry through the main gate when they arrived.
The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as, “You cannot grow the economy by starving its builders” and “National Assembly is folding their arms watching Nigerian contractors suffer injustice.”
The contractors, who said they had executed projects since 2024 without payment, demanded the immediate release of funds. They turned down attempts by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary to address them, insisting that the minister must personally respond to their grievances.
Although the minister eventually gained access to his office through an alternative gate, the protesters maintained their demand to be addressed directly by him.
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