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Lagosians React As Street Sweepers Plan Strike

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June 23, 2020

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By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Street sweepers in the employment of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) have resolved to embark on strike action over unpaid salaries running to three months. The sweepers have resolved to dump their uniforms and working equipment.

In a viral video that appeared on the social media, on Tuesday, some LAWMA workers were seen dumping their uniforms, while saying that were no longer working due to unpaid salary arrears.

See video:

LAWMA Highway Sweepers dump their uniforms in protest of unpaid 3 months salary.

They worked all through the lockdown period and are yet to receive pay for the work done.

Instead of paying them, the Government decided to sack them.#NaijaViralz pic.twitter.com/FNTlNsemFM
— Naija Viralz (@NaijaViralz) June 23, 2020

Mixed reactions have, however, trailed the video. While some Nigerians are calling on the Lagos State Government to ensure that the salaries of the workers are paid others have flayed the workers for the way they went about their protest.

Recall that recently a video of a LAWMA official lamenting over unpaid salaries appeared on the social media, saying he had been left with nothing to eat.

GWG gathered the following tweets:

The authorities don’t ever get to act until they are pushed to react. Why should LAWMA sweepers have to dump Uniforms before they are heard? Aren’t laborers worthy of their wages? Will the cabals running the agency bulge? #EndImpunity https://t.co/LmaOw2igqD
— SEGA L'éveilleur®? (@segalink) June 23, 2020

Lagos is already dirty. If LAWMA are striking due to owed salaries? We are finished.
— Jola (@Jollz) June 23, 2020

LAWMA staff dumped uniforms, they are protesting against non payment of 3 months salary. @jidesanwoolu @followlasg Lagos state government need to sort out this issue now. Nobody should be without salary for 3 months, nobody!!! pic.twitter.com/1gW9GYh5ZX
— Adetutu Balogun, MBA (@Tutsy22) June 23, 2020

I will never understand owing people salaries that are already not enough for them. How does Lagos or any state for that matter justify owing LAWMA?
— period partner (@duchesskk) June 23, 2020

Lagos state is a failed and corrupt state.

Lagos state speaker gets N17m a month for maintenance and the house of assembly members went to Dubai for 5 days spending N80m but they failed to pay LAWMA 3 months wages.

If APC doesn’t kill Lagosians, Lagosians should kill APC.
— OLUOMO OF DERBY ?? ?? (@Oluomoofderby) June 23, 2020

Who remembers that lady that said Sanwo would be become inaccessible after the elections and people came after her? Sanwo cannot claim he hasn’t heard about this LAWMA isssue since.

See why I don’t give two f*cks about politicians https://t.co/tFudbaIyLO
— Space Boy JA? (@JosephAnyaa) June 23, 2020

At then end, they are going to release money for boys to trend "Lagos leads, Sanwoolu leads" to distract people from the LAWMA issue. Sigh.
Too bad they are using guys from other States.
— Premier (@SodiqTade) June 23, 2020

I dont understand this Lawma thing in Lagos.

Cos Lagos never owes salaries.

Whatever is going on, I hope its sorted out soon
— Cinderella Man (@Osi_Suave) June 23, 2020

It’s totally unacceptable that they haven’t been paid for this long. More than anyone else the LAWMA sweepers are always consistent, first thing in the morning – often to only have their work undone by 10am. https://t.co/pu5LJXJmnb
— NDX (@NdaliOzegbe) June 23, 2020

I thought the Lagos State Govt had resolved this issue of unpaid salaries owed LAWMA sweepers.

Look at LAWMA sweepers returning their uniforms to protest their 3 months unpaid salary. Shameful.

This is not good. Sanwoolu should act now. pic.twitter.com/WQSYtfB9jt
— Bankole Akintunde Adebayo (@AdeBanqie) June 23, 2020

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Lagosians React As Street Sweepers Plan Strike

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