The strike called by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) is gathering momentum in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as workers under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) Labour, the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), on Monday closed the main gate of the FCT Administration, popularly known as the Minister’s Gate, preventing workers from entering.
Workers were seen gathered around the gate, with labour leaders enforcing compliance of "no entry, no going out."
The President of JUAC, Comrade Rifkatu Lortyer, vowed that the action would continue until their demands are met. She advised FCTA and FCDA workers to stay at home and adhere to the rules of the strike.
Lortyer stated, “You know it is a long-time struggle over the minimum wage and the electricity tariff that is just added to it. And till now government has reached a compromise. Since the national body NLC and TUC have declared strike, we have to enforce it.”
Security operatives are currently stationed at the entrance of the FCTA and FCDA complex.
