Public servants in Anambra State have continued to complain about what they described as arbitrary salary cuts for the month of February.  

It was gathered that the cut is due to the Anambra State Government’s threat to commence pro-rata salary payments, effective from February 2026, for workers across the state, as part of efforts to end the Monday sit-at-home as ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).  
 
In line with the threats, the state government slashed the February salaries of workers who failed to report for work on Mondays, amid claims of arbitrary deductions.          
 
It was gathered that the workers were not really kicking against the deductions, but against the seeming errors in their computation.
 
Two secondary school teachers in Awka South Local Council Area, who had their salaries cut for not coming to work for two Mondays, had N8,000 and N18,000 deducted from their salaries.  

At the Jerome Udoji State Secretariat in Awka, the state capital, where some of the teachers besieged to lay their complaints yesterday, some workers complained of receiving only N10,000 as payment for February after the deductions, and in some instances, as much as over N80,000 was deducted, leaving the worker with just N3,500.

The worker lamented: “I am surprised to see huge deductions when I received the alert for my February salary. Over N80,000 was deducted for missing work for two Mondays. I think it was miscalculated, as two Mondays were not supposed to be up to that amount.”
 
Reacting to the development, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in Anambra State, led by Tochukwuu Ifejika, while applauding the state government’s efforts to end the Monday sit-at-home, condemned the non-commensurate salary deductions imposed on the affected workers.

The women journalists also called on the state government to strengthen security across the state to ensure the safety of civil servants, business owners, students, and residents as they go about their legitimate activities on Mondays and other working days.