Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration have received their January salaries along with payment of one month of the five months’ wage award arrears, officials said.
With the latest disbursement, two of the five months’ arrears have now been paid, while the remaining three months are expected to be settled alongside salaries for February, March and April, according to sources familiar with the payments.
Despite the development, the Nigeria Labour Congress is mobilising workers in other sectors for a protest scheduled for Tuesday.
However, FCTA workers, on whose behalf the NLC is organising the protest, reported for duty on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last week and are also expected to resume work on Monday, the sources said.
Officials within the FCTA noted that while more than 20 states have either suspended payment of the wage award or failed to implement it, the Federal Capital Territory has continued with the payments and has already cleared two months of the arrears.
The officials questioned the basis for the planned protest and urged the NLC to clearly outline its specific demands from the Federal Capital Territory Administration.
