Protesting workers in the Ministry of Works have reportedly locked the minister, Dave Umahi, inside his office.
The incident happened on Thursday morning.
The workers accused Umahi of highhandedness, adding that the minister prevented workers who were late to work from gaining access to the ministry.
The union members, comprising the Housing and Works Ministry staff members, decided to lock up the ministry.
The workers also blocked entry and exit into the building, thereby preventing the minister from leaving the office premises.
They also claimed that Umahi “stopped engineers and directors from doing their work, and has been breaking public service rules since his appointment, by bringing in consultants to run the affairs of the ministry.”
A union official, Williams Kudi, said that the minister had refused to grant them an audience to express their concerns and complaints.
Feelers said that the minister had since been released from his temporary “detention”.
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