Local contractors protest in Abuja over delayed government payments

A neighborhood of contractors, running below the Sharp Local Contractors affiliation, held a nonetheless train open air the federal Ministry of Finance headquarters in Abuja on Monday.

They voiced dissatisfaction with the authorities’s failure to resolve payments for initiatives performed since early 2025.

The contractors highlighted that the extended delays enjoy introduced about basic monetary pressure on them and their households. They carried indicators calling for suggested fee and criticised primarily the most unusual central fee plan managed by the Popularity of labor of the Accountant Identical old of the Federation (OAGF), urging a return to the old fee job handled by the Ministry of Finance.

One spokesperson for the neighborhood appealed straight to President Bola Tinubu, asking for his intervention to resolve the backlog. The spokesperson stated that lower than 35 per cent of the 2025 funds has been applied, attributing the leisurely progress to unpaid contractors.

He stated, “We enjoy delivered on our initiatives, nevertheless payments enjoy been withheld for over six months. We slouch the president to earn the relevant authorities to open our funds without extra prolong.”

The contractors warned that persevered delays can even exacerbate financial difficulties, especially given Nigeria’s ongoing security and monetary challenges.