 Suspended Vice-Chairman and Counselors across the 23 local government areas of Benway State are calling on Governor Heisen Aaliyah to restate them or pay them their May-June arrears. The call is coming after the governor failed to be an industrial court judgment and then of the State High Court sitting in a Makode which ordered the reinstatement. Correspondent Francis Stair reports that over 200 of them suspended by the governor Aaliyah in July this year had planned to stage a protest which was aborted by the police and DSS on ground that it could be hijacked by hoodlums. Some of them who spoke to the police and DSS on the aborted protest expressed bitterness and called on the security agency to appeal to the governor to obey the rule of law by reinstating them or paying them their arrears. He can see the number of people here. We have orders who are not here now. Some weeks ago, His Excellency the governor of Benway State enjoyed the ruling of the Tribunal. He celebrated the ruling. He said, thank God for the rule of law. He enjoyed democracy. But today, we are not respected by the same governor and we also believe he's going to do, he's going to respect the rule of law. After today, we want to believe that the rule of law is respected. Suspected Vice-German of Makode Local Government Council who briefed journalists after the aborted protest said the intended protest was to draw the governor's attention to the appliance after they were dismissed from office by the State Assembly and to know government's plans for them since the court has ordered for their reinstatement. We are us. It does not feel comfortable working with us. Then there should be a dialogue where the remaining period of our tenure will be discussed, will be calculated and will be paid off. As it stands, we do not know where we are because even if they made June, we worked for and the local government staff are paid and we are not paid. We are wondering what is actually happening. That is why we desired to engage him. We are very peace, loving citizens and indigenous of the state, very law abiding, very loyal to the system, very loyal to the state. We desire that our matter be handled as a matter of urgency.