{"id":69152,"date":"2025-06-26T22:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=69152"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:20:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:20:58","slug":"fcta-staff-set-for-three-day-mass-protest-over-unmet-demands-staff-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/26\/fcta-staff-set-for-three-day-mass-protest-over-unmet-demands-staff-neglect\/","title":{"rendered":"FCTA Staff Set for Three-Day Mass Protest Over Unmet Demands, Staff Neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Workers under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), have announced plans to embark on a three-day protest beginning Monday, June 30, through Wednesday, July 2, 2025.<\/p>\n

The protest, organized by the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), is in response to what the union describes as \u201cdeliberate neglect\u201d by the FCT Minister in addressing key issues affecting staff welfare and administrative efficiency.<\/p>\n

In a strongly worded statement titled \u201cPROTEST!!! PROTEST!!! PROTEST!!!\u201d, JUAC President Rifkatu Iortyer called on all union members and affiliate bodies within the FCTA to mobilize and converge daily at the Minister\u2019s main office gate in Area 11, Garki, Abuja, by 7:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe protest is our response to the FCT Minister\u2019s continued refusal to resolve critical matters that directly impact workers\u2019 rights and wellbeing,\u201d Iortyer stated.<\/p>\n

Key grievances cited include the failure to promote staff since 2023, persistent salary administration challenges, and the non-payment of various staff entitlements.<\/p>\n

The union also condemned what it described as illegal salary deductions and called for immediate institutional reforms.<\/p>\n

JUAC is demanding the immediate dismissal of the FCT Civil Service Commission Chairman and has expressed opposition to the appointment of overseeing directors in key roles.<\/p>\n

It is also calling for the implementation of structural reforms, such as the domestication of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).<\/p>\n

Additional concerns raised include restricted access to the salary portal by salary desk officers, lack of overhead funding since December 2024, arbitrary deductions under the National Housing Fund (NHF), and non-payment of five months\u2019 worth of wage awards and hazard allowances for health workers.<\/p>\n

The union further cited the absence of training and retraining opportunities for staff, the growing number of out-of-school pupils in FCTA primary schools due to administrative neglect, and the unpaid allowances owed to members of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), enforcement squad.<\/p>\n

The union urged all FCTA staff to participate actively in the protest to press home their demands and demonstrate their frustration with what they describe as a deteriorating work environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis protest is about dignity, fairness, and accountability,\u201d Iortyer emphasized. \u201cWe cannot remain silent while our rights are continuously trampled upon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Adenike Lawal   Workers under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), have announced plans to embark on a three-day protest beginning Monday, June 30, through Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The protest, organized by the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), is in response to what the union describes as \u201cdeliberate neglect\u201d by the FCT Minister […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":69153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69154,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69152\/revisions\/69154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}