WIKE MUST GO ‘ FCTA WORKERS DEMAND RESIGNATION OF FCT MINISTER

‘WIKE MUST GO‘ FCTA WORKERS DEMAND RESIGNATION OF FCT MINISTER  

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) workers joined by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), today, echoed ‘Wike Must Go’ chant to justify their ongoing Industrial Action and demanded the resignation of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike at the National Industrial Court in Abuja.

Chanting solidarity songs, the fiery-looking workers who Carried placards with inscriptions, such as: “No pay, no work”, “Pay our promotion arrears”, “Enough is enough”, “No tools, no work” and “Wike must go”, the protesters marched around the court premises, demanding the sack of the FCT Minister by President Bola Tinubu.

According to the FCTA workers, the industrial action was inevitable due to lingering employment-related grievances that have been left unaddressed. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has accused the FCTA leadership of repeatedly breaching workers’ rights and failing to honour agreements reached with staff unions.

Earlier, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, had approached the National Industrial Court to challenge the legality of the strike. According to the administration, the industrial action violated established labour procedures, including failure to exhaust dispute-resolution mechanisms before embarking on a total shutdown.