AU URGES DE-ESCALATION AS FIGHTING DISPLACES OVER 180,000 IN SOUTH SUDAN’S JONGLEI STATE. (PHOTO).

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 AU urges de-escalation as fighting displaces over 180,000 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for immediate de-escalation and strict adherence to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State displaced more than 180,000 people and raised fears of further civilian harm. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he was deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country, particularly Jonglei, where escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric have put civilians—including women and children—at heightened risk. South Sudanese authorities estimate the number of displaced in Jonglei at more than 180,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate tensions immediately, and comply fully with the permanent ceasefire and power-sharing arrangements under the agreement, T...

ANGRY STRIKING WORKERS CHASE FCT MINISTER, NYESOM WIKE’S MOTORCADE. (VIDEO/PHOTO).



Angry striking workers chase FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s motorcade


There was tension in Abuja on Monday, January 26, when a group of aggrieved workers chased the motorcade of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, during a protest over unresolved welfare and salary issues.


Videos shared online showed the aggrieved workers pursuing a car WIke was allegedly riding in.


The protesters were heard chanting and moving toward the vehicles while calling for attention to their grievances.


Earlier today, the striking workers backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), picketed the National Industrial Court in Abuja on Monday as part of their ongoing indefinite strike, demanding the removal of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and payment of outstanding entitlements.


The protesters carried placards reading “Wike must go!!”, “Abuja no be Rivers”, “Pay promotion arrears”, “Enough is Enough” and “No working tools” as they massed at the court entrance, witnesses and pictures from the scene showed.


The workers embarked on the strike over alleged unresolved welfare issues, including five months of unpaid salaries, long-outstanding promotion arrears, and poor working conditions.


Minister Wike dragged the striking unions before the National Industrial Court requesting an order to stop them from continuing with the strike action.

Watch video below. 


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