Efforts to make aviation unions suspend their two-day warning strike which began on Monday and come to discussion table are yielding the desired results as the Director-General Civil Aviation (DGCA), Captain Musa Nuhu brokered peace with the aggrieved unions.
Capt Nuhu who has since Sunday April 16, 2023, waded into the crisis by conveying series of meetings with the union members, is expected to hold another meeting today, Tuesday, April 18 2023 with the Salary and Wages Commission along with all aviation agencies Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and their Heads of Finance Department.
Captain Nuhu dropped this hint in an interview on Sunrise Daily live broadcast by Channels Television monitored in Lagos on Tuesday April 18, 2023.
However, the meeting with the Salaries and Wages Commission is for the examination of their various account books with a view to determining whether or not the increases in salaries being demanded could be accommodated in their various Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs).
“The outcome of this meeting will be forwarded to the Head of Service of the Federation for consideration and approval,” he said.
The DG CA has also pleaded for more time and understanding of the Unions.
On refund of airfares to passengers whenever flights are delayed or cancelled, the Capt Nuhu explained that such situations have been taken care in the ongoing amendment of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015.
The two-day warning strike embarked upon by aviation unions on Monday April 17, 2023 caused disruption of flight operations and ground traffic around airports across the nation while aviation workers and airport users were locked out of their various offices nationwide.
