The aviation workers have opted to call off their scheduled protest over the government’s demand for 50 per cent of their revenue. The protest slated for Wednesday has been called off.
The Secretary of the Joint Aviation Trade Unions Forum, Nnadi Hector, said the protest was halted following a directive from the government aimed at resolving tensions within the aviation sector, according to The Punch.
Hector explained the nature of the recent aviation union protests, stressing their peaceful goal of drawing attention to the difficulties faced by industry agencies.
“Aviation all over the world is a service industry; magnanimously, the President intervened, though we have not seen a letter,” Hector stated, referring to the presidential directive.
“He directed, while he was not in the country, that it (revenue deduction) has been cut to 20 per cent. So it is a good step in the right direction.”
Recall that a week ago, Nigerian aviation employees’ unions in a letter dated August 14, 2024, titled, “Save Aviation From Collapse,” made the decision to stage a nationwide protest beginning on August 21, 2024, in protest of the Federal Government’s ongoing deduction of fifty per cent from the internal revenue generated by key aviation agencies.
