Some angry staff of Federal Capital Territory Administration have stormed the office of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, staging a protest in Abuja.
The group under the aegis of Joint Union Action Committee, spotted holding placards with inscriptions such as ‘non- payment of AEPB enforcement squad’, ‘withheld salaries and allowances of workers for over 6 months’ amongst others.
Addressing newsmen during the protest, President of the union, Mrs. Rifkatu Iortyer, explained that they have taken several actions such as writing letters since 2023 to the FCT Minister, to intervene but all efforts proved abortive.
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She also issued a 3-day ultimatum to the FCT administration to meet their demands or they will resort to different measures.
Mrs. Rifkatu said: “We cannot work when overhead is not released. We held a meeting with one of them and they say is overhead not for the directors? Is that true? Is it not for working?
“How can somebody as high-ranking as that say that overhead is for directors? It means they don’t even know. But I want them to know that from that overhead is what we use to work.
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“It is a recurrent for office maintenance and other things that should be used for work. But we do not have it.
“My anger is more for our members that have retired when they are supposed to be in a particular cadre since 2024.
“They don’t even have a chance. If you were to be an assistant director and you retired in 2024, it means they have gone with your career progression. And so they stunted you, that is the end, even when you qualified.
“Health workers’ hazard arrears not paid. Our auxiliary staff, enforcement squad, those people at the mortuary, those people at the cemetery, their monies are not being paid.
“The letter for the stoppage of this salary was written on the 10th of March by the commission chairman. Is he supposed to give us those kinds of directives?”
