President of the Joint Union Action Committee, FCTA, Mrs. Rifkatu Iortyer, has appealed to Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) workers to be law-abiding and comply with the interlocutory injunction issued on Tuesday, which restrains them from continuing the strike that began last Monday.
Speaking to staff following the court order, Iortyer called for calm and peaceful conduct to prevent any casualties, urging workers to respect the law.
She stated, “Nobody should say anything for now. We will show them that we are law-abiding. We will hold a meeting and consult with the NLC and TUC because nobody here belongs to a union that is not registered.”
“I don’t want us to record any casualty. There are always different ways of addressing issues. We didn’t want it this way, but they have brought us this way to oppress us and to suppress us.
“But I want us to know that we are barracks. Soldier come, soldier go. Please tell our teaming members this is my plea. I don’t want casualty. But I want to announce to us that as of this morning…..I think it was Thursday or Wednesday last week that they were able to pay our one-month pension to our pension houses.
“They paid ₦1 billion, 131 million, and some fractions for June. And they have paid it in the same manner again. All of them are above ₦1:1 billion for every month. And you can imagine all this money was there.”
