This demonstration is the latest in a series of protests by the workers, who are seeking to pressure the government to address this ongoing issue.

The protesting workers brandished placards bearing messages such as "ABSU workers still await 11 months' salary arrears" and vowed to embark on a strike if Governor Alex Otti's administration fails to settle their outstanding salaries immediately, emphasising their determination to receive the long-overdue payments.

One of the leaders of the protesters said, “After today, we will declare to your tent all Abia State University workers; that is what we have decided. If there is nothing you can tell us about receiving our salaries latest by this evening, it is going to be bye-bye to this university.”

In June, the university workers also protested the prolonged nonpayment of their salary arrears, decrying the extreme hardship and hunger they've endured amidst Nigeria's soaring cost of living.