Taraba Workers Cry Out Over Months of Unpaid Salaries as Hardship Deepens

A group of civil servants in Taraba State who have gone without pay have voiced their frustration over what they describe as nearly 12 months of unpaid salaries, accusing the state government of neglect and a troubling lack of communication during a period of mounting hardship.

In a letter addressed to the State Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Sarah Enoch, on Thursday, the affected workers expressed their dissatisfaction with what they see as inaction from the ministry.

The letter, signed by the group’s chairman, Abdurrauf Sani, painted a grim picture of the economic toll the prolonged salary delay has taken on workers and their families.

According to the group, many of the affected civil servants are struggling to put food on the table, meet rent obligations, and keep their children in school all as a direct consequence of not receiving their wages.

They argued that the Ministry of Finance, as the body responsible for releasing government funds, had a duty to either take concrete steps to resolve the situation or at minimum keep affected workers informed.

The group also expressed particular disappointment that the Commissioner had allegedly maintained silence throughout the entire period, offering no word of reassurance or explanation to those suffering.

In their letter, they appealed to her sense of shared humanity, reminding her that the affected workers are members of the same community.

The civil servants called on the Commissioner to urgently step in, speak up, and work toward an immediate resolution of the salary crisis.

They also appealed to the Taraba State Government as a whole to make workers’ welfare a priority, stressing that the people of the state deserve to be treated with dignity and to receive the salaries they have legitimately earned.