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| Godwin Oga Photo Source: Benue News |
Having starfed for many months with families, a 46yrs old civil servant working with the Benue State Government, Mr Godwin Oga, a 46 year old has resorted to hawking groundnuts on the streets of Makurdi, the state capital.
Godwin Oga, is reportedly a staff of Benue State Environmental Sanitation Agency (BENSESA), report according to Benue News suggests.
According to Benue News, the father of three said he started the business last month after he was unable to provide food for his family following governments inability to pay salaries for several months.
“I have so far spent 15 years in service with BENSESA and have also been screened in the ongoing state government screening exercise.
“I started this groundnut business earlier in June this year to prevent hunger and starvation of my family and to buy medications” He explained.
Mr Oga added that despite being a laughing stock, he preferred the business to stealing, urging other civil servants in the same situation as his, to also seek alternative means of survival.
The state government owes upwards of five months unpaid salaries to state governments workers and eight months for local government workers and teachers; pensioners are also owed over a year’s wages.
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