JUST IN: FCTA PAYS PART OF WAGE ARREARS AHEAD OF NLC PLANNED PROTEST

 FCTA PAYS PART OF WAGE ARREARS AHEAD OF NLC PLANNED PROTEST


The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed the payment of January salaries and part of outstanding wage arrears to its workers, ahead of a planned nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

The confirmation was made by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who defended the administration’s actions amid labour unrest.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Olayinka said FCTA workers received their January salary last Friday, alongside one month payment out of five months’ Wage Award arrears owed to them.

According to him, the administration has already paid two months of the five-month arrears, with assurances that the remaining three months will be cleared alongside the February, March, and April salaries.

Olayinka expressed concern over the planned protest by the NLC, stating that the congress was mobilising workers in sectors not directly affected by the FCTA wage dispute. He noted that FCTA workers, on whose behalf the protest was being organised, had continued to report to duty despite the arrears.

He further criticised the labour union for what he described as selective advocacy, pointing out that several states had either suspended the Wage Award or failed to implement it entirely without attracting similar protests.

The wage dispute comes amid ongoing legal proceedings following an indefinite strike by FCTA workers under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), which began on January 19 over unresolved welfare concerns.

Following an application by the FCT Minister, the National Industrial Court ordered the workers to suspend the strike, adjourning the matter to March 25, 2026, for further hearing.

However, JUAC leaders have approached the Court of Appeal, seeking leave to challenge the ruling and requesting a stay of execution. The application, backed by senior legal practitioners, argues that enforcing the lower court’s order could undermine the appeal.

Meanwhile, the NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have accused the FCT Minister of intimidating workers and reaffirmed their support for the affected staff, describing the court ruling as unfair.

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