Some of the civil servants, who were heard chanting "Umahi Must Go," accused the minister of being insensitive to the hardship they face due to the removal of the fuel subsidy.
Some of the civil servants, who were heard chanting"Umahi Must Go," accused the minister of being insensitive to the hardship they face due to the removal of the fuel subsidy.
The workers numbering about 300 protested at the entrance of the ministry for about nearly four hours against the minister's order before normalcy was restored. Some of the civil servants, who were heard chanting"Umahi Must Go," accused the minister of being insensitive to the hardship they face due to the removal of the fuel subsidy.
The Guardian newspaper reported that one of the ministry's senior staff, who requested not to be named because of victimisation, explained that sometimes some of them join others who have cars to come to work to reduce the cost of transportation.
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