A national industrial court in Abuja has ordered workers on the payroll of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to suspend their ongoing strike.
Delivering a ruling on Tuesday, Emmanuel Subilim, presiding
judge, held that although the matter before the court amounted to a trade
dispute, the defendants’ right to embark on industrial action was not absolute.
He held that once a dispute has been referred to the
national industrial court, any ongoing strike must cease pending the
determination of the case.
“An order of interlocutory injunction is hereby granted,
restraining the claimants and representatives from further embarking on any
industrial action against the claimant,” Subilim ruled.
“The order shall remain in force, pending the determination
of this suit.”
FCTA workers began an indefinite strike last week over
“authorities’ failure to address long-standing labour and welfare demands”.
The strike has led to the shutdown of activities across
major government offices in Abuja.
Subsequently, Nyesom Wike, FCT minister, took the Joint
Unions Action Committee (JUAC) to court over the industrial action.
The suit marked NICN/ABJ/17/2026 was filed at the Abuja
division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN).
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