The Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is back to full activity as workers resume duties following the suspension of a planned solidarity protest by labour unions on Tuesday.
The protest was called off after a truce was reached between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and the labour unions in the early hours of Tuesday. Workers, who returned on Monday, were seen carrying out their responsibilities across various departments, including the Minister’s Block, Treasury Department, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), and Abuja Geographical Information System (AGIS).
The Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) had earlier embarked on industrial action on January 19 over unresolved welfare concerns. Although the National Industrial Court ordered a resumption of work on January 27, union leaders initially resisted, insisting that the strike continue.
The truce followed several hours of discussions between union leaders, FCT officials, Minister Wike, and Senator Mohammed Bomoi, Chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, from late Monday night into Tuesday morning.
After inspecting ongoing projects in Abuja on Tuesday, Minister Wike told journalists that there was “no winner and no loser” in the resolution. He expressed satisfaction that union leaders were able to witness developments on the ground, which helped clarify misconceptions.
A circular jointly signed by the Secretary-General of the TUC, Nuhu Toro, and the Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Benson Upah, confirmed that the minister assured labour of mutual respect and ongoing engagement on labour-related matters. The agreement also included assurances that no worker would face victimisation for participating in the strike and that all pending National Industrial Court cases would be withdrawn.
Following the resolution, both the NLC and TUC instructed affected workers to resume duty immediately, restoring normal operations at the FCTA Secretariat.
