Saturday, August 9, 2025 - Aviation unions under the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency have called off their planned strike following what they described as positive developments in ongoing negotiations for improved remuneration.
According to Punch, the coalition of unions directed all
staff of NAMA to halt services indefinitely starting on Monday, August 11,
due to unresolved issues in their demands for better pay.
However, in a new directive, the coalition said it deferred
the strike because of recent developments, including the release of a “no
objection” letter from the Budget Office to the National Incomes, Salaries and
Wages Commission, and assurances from NAMA’s management to expedite the payment
of new remuneration alongside August salaries.
The decision was announced in a joint statement issued on
Friday by key union leaders, including the Secretary General of the Association
of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, AbdulRasaq Saidu and Deputy General
Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Odinaka Igbokwe.
Other signatories to the notice include the Principal Deputy
General Secretary of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of
Nigeria, Frances Akinjole, and the General Secretary of the Amalgamated Union
of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services
Employees, Alo Lawrence.
“Yesterday, we were compelled by unfavourable circumstances
surrounding our quest for improved remunerations to reinforce our earlier
notice of withdrawal of services to the effect of issuing clear directive to
commence the action on Monday 11th August, 2025.
“Now, however, due to the hard work of the management of
NAMA and the intervention of the Honourable Minister of Aviation and other
senior officials of the ministry, we are happy to report that there have been
some positive developments around the issue.
“In this respect, we note the release of the ‘no objection’
letter from the Budget Office to the National Incomes, Salaries and Wages
Commission yesterday (7 August, 2025), and the letter from the management of
NAMA to its staff to the effect of its strenuous efforts and expectations to
ensure payment of the new remunerations along with August salaries.
“Based on the above, and in order to demonstrate good faith,
our unions have taken the decision to defer the strike action scheduled to
commence on Monday 11th August, 2025, pending the state of affairs on the
subject matter at the end of August, 2025,” the statement reads.
The unions enjoined all staff of NAMA to join them in
keeping a hopeful watch as the situation unfolds.
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