Lawyers under the banner of the Concerned Lawyers for Probity and Justice, on Thursday, staged a protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja in support of indigenous contractors seeking payment for completed capital projects. The lawyers, joined by members of the Enough is Enough Movement and the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria, said the contractors are owed an estimated ₦4 trillion for capital projects already executed for government agencies. The protest followed a series of demonstrations by contractors in recent weeks over outstanding payments, some of which disrupted activities at the ministry’s headquarters. Speaking during the protest, the lawyers called for urgent action on the contractors’ claims and demanded immediate payment. “Contractors who borrowed from banks at high interest rates to fund these projects now face relentless loan defaults, with banks seizing homes, vehicles and other assets.