Managing Director,
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
…promises to step into implementation of negotiatied salaries
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Barrister Festus Keyamo (SAN) has directed that representatives of Aviation unions must be included as members of Concession implementation Committee immediately; this is just as he promised to also step-in to ensure the immediate implementation of the new salary review for staff of FAAN.
These were confirmed by the management of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah.
The statement, tittled: “FAAN urgues Aviation unions to embrace dialogue” revealed that the Minister approved for immediate effect the request by aviation workers to have representatives in the ongoing airports concession committee deliberations.
Recalled that the aviation workers through their unions had during the Workers Congress held on Tuesday February 25, 2025 also demanded implementation without delay, the negotiated consequential adjustment of the New Minimum Wage among others.
” The Aviation Unions during the workers Congress held on Tuesday 25th February, 2025 had raised concerns over the non-inclusion of members in the ongoing airports concession committee deliberations, delay in the implementation of the negotiated consequential adjustment of the New Minimum Wage among others.
“These issues were presented to the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo during an interactive meeting with Aviation Unions held on Friday, February, 28, 2025 in Lagos.
“In his response, the Minister directed immediate inclusion of the Unions’ representatives in the concession committee to ensure transparency, emphasizing that the unions get full information as the concession process is ongoing,” FAAN said.
It continued, “the Minister also, assured the Unions that he would also step-in to ensure the immediate implementation of the new salary review for staff of FAAN.”
Orah added, “FAAN remains resolute towards implementing her core values. The authority is also working with the Honourable Minister and Aerospace Development, to maintain cordial relations with the Aviation Unions as continuous dialogue and understanding are better alternatives in addressing industrial issues.”
She also reiterated the assurance of FAAN’s commitment to provide flying public the best services in the nation’s Airport operations in line with global best practices.
