A former Assistant Secretary of NBA Calabar branch, Daniel Kip has expressed his displeasure over the failure of the State government to pay salaries to 2 lawyers who are staff of Cross River State Ministry of Justice and have prosecuted and defend matters for the State Government.

According to the information made available to THENIGERIALAWYER, the lawyers have not been paid salaries since September, 2019.

He said: “These Lawyers were employed in 2016 and their employment confirmed in 2018, but were removed from the payroll in August, 2019 based on a directive from the Governor of Cross River State.

“And even after being cleared by the Head of Service in September, 2020, they haven’t been paid till date.

This is absolutely barbaric and inhumane. When you deny a man the means of his livelihood, you deny him his right to life,” Kip noted.

While giving his support to the lawyers, he is also calling on the state government to do the needful.

“I stand in solidarity with my colleagues and call on the government of Cross River State to reinstate Cletus Adama and Linda Asuquo on the payroll, and pay their salaries from September, 2019, till date.

“I understand some civil servants in other Ministries are suffering the same fate.

“The same applies to them,” Kip added.

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