Nigerian aviation unions have threatened to halt all operations in the industry for two days if their demands are not satisfied by sending out a notice of warning strike to all aviation workers nationwide.
It is planned that the warning attack will occur on April 17 and 18, 2023. The Nigerian Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), the Engineers Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employers, and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) will lead it.
The unions claim that their demands, including the implementation of new minimum wage consequential adjustment with arrears for the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) since 2019 and the release of the reviewed conditions of service for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria and NIMET, have not been met despite issuing an ultimatum to the minister of aviation and the chief executive officers of the agencies.
“Unless all our demands are met immediately and the minister’s demolition exercise is halted, all aviation workers are hereby directed to withdraw all services in the sector on 17th and 18th April 2023 as a warning strike.
Should the warning strike fail to achieve the desired result, an indefinite strike shall ensue,” the unions said in a statement.
The ultimatum had since expired, and the unions claimed that the aviation minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, remains adamant in carrying out his threat to demolish the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), NAMA, NCAA, NCAT, and NIMET in Lagos despite their entreaties towards caution.