{"id":167694,"date":"2025-06-30T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/welfare-fcta-staff-stage-protest-give-three-day-ultimatum"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:51:00","slug":"welfare-fcta-staff-stage-protest-give-three-day-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/welfare-fcta-staff-stage-protest-give-three-day-ultimatum","title":{"rendered":"Welfare: FCTA staff stage protest, give three-day ultimatum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Some staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, are currently protesting in front of the FCTA headquarters in Area 11, Abuja, to press home their demands.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST gathered that the group, under the auspices of the Joint Union Action Committee, held placards with inscriptions such as \u201cNon-payment of AEPB Enforcement Squad,\u201d \u201cInaccessibility of the salary portal to salary desk officers,\u201d \u201cWithheld salaries and allowances of workers for over 6 months,\u201d among others.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the union, Mrs. Rifkatu Iortyer, while speaking to newsmen, explained that they have taken several actions, such as writing letters since 2023 to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to intervene, but all efforts proved abortive.<\/p>\n<p>Iortyer also gave a 3-day ultimatum to the FCT Administration to meet their demands or they will resort to different measures.<\/p>\n<p>She enumerated some of their demands as the commencement of training and retraining of FCTA workers, payment of 5 months\u2019 wage award, payment of FCT teachers\u2019 allowances and salaries, immediate stop of National Housing Fund deductions, immediate commencement of staff promotion due in 2023, 2024, and 2025, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Some staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, are currently protesting in front of the FCTA headquarters in Area 11, Abuja, to press home their demands. 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