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FCTA workers, backed by the NLC, staged an indefinite strike in Abuja over labour disputes.
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Protesters chased Minister Nyesom Wike’s convoy after learning he exited through a back gate.
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The NLC says the strike is justified, citing ongoing violations of workers’ rights.
Upon learning that the Minister had slipped out of the office through the back gate, angry protesters pursued his convoy in an attempt to intercept him. The workers chanted repeatedly, “Ole! Ole!! Ole!!!”
Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Monday picketed the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Secretariat and National Industrial Court in Abuja as part of a total and indefinite strike over unresolved labour disputes.
The protesters also defied and confronted armed anti-riot policemen stationed at the Minister’s office main gate demanding for his removal.
Upon learning that the Minister had slipped out of the office through the back gate, angry protesters pursued his convoy in an attempt to intercept him. The workers chanted repeatedly, “Ole! Ole!! Ole!!!”
The protest followed a directive by the NLC, which declared full support for the industrial action, describing the strike as justified in the face of what it termed persistent violations of workers’ rights by the management and political leadership of the FCTA.
