Strike: ‘Wike Has Won, But We Are Going To Remain In Our Houses’ – FCTA Worker (Video)

Workers under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday vowed not to return to their offices, despite a ruling by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria directing the immediate suspension of their industrial action.

The development followed the court’s earlier ruling, which granted an interlocutory injunction sought by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the FCTA, restraining the workers from embarking on any further strike action.

In a swift reaction, members of the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), who represent the aggrieved workers, gathered in Abuja and insisted they would remain at home, citing unresolved grievances.

The workers reiterated their demands, which include the payment of outstanding salaries, implementation of promotion arrears, and provision of basic working tools, insisting that no amount of pressure would force them back without concrete government action.

One of the workers said, “Let them open the gate wide. We are in our houses. No wahala oh. We are no longer on strike. Tell them. Wike has won. Let them open all the gates. We are going to remain in our houses. When they meet our demands, we will come back to work.

“We are not struggling with them. The life of every FCTA staff matters to us. Nobody will struggle with them. They have the gun, the power and the resources but the people’s power is more than their own.

“We are gallant FCTA workers. We have the right to be respected. This is our land and we are not second class citizens here. You can’t be treated badly and then come to your own country and suffer this. We say enough is enough.”

Watch the video below: