As e be, four major aviation unions don flex their muscles for Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria. Dem don give management 14 days ultimatum to shake up dem Conditions of Service wey don dey drag like person wey wan sleep for road. E fit be say this wahala fit turn to serious gbege if dem no gree respond sharp sharp!
Dem unions wey don join hand be the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, National Union of Air Transport Employees, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, and National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers. E be like dem don tire for the way management dey take everything easy when e concern staff welfare. Na on Saturday, dem release statement wey show say dem dey vex well well!
According to the gist, NCAT management don dey slack since. Matter don reach level where staff dey shout say their oga-patas are enjoying better things from other aviation agencies, while dem dey manage with small pittance. This kind matter no fit sweet at all. Wetin we go call am? Serious inequality! Dem unions don give management chance but dem no see sense. Dem dey talk say management just dey pay lip service to their welfare.
Dem union representatives don open their mind for statement, talk say: “We don notice say the management dey take our matter lightly. We don try to be patient, but e don dey clear say dem just dey play us.” Na true talk be this o. People don dey wonder how NCAT go be the only aviation body wey never finalize dem Conditions of Service review, and for dis level, na wah!
Dem don make am clear say if dem no see better action from management within 14 days, e go be strike don loom. Dem yarn say: “If una no fit conclude the review of Conditions of Service within fourteen days, we go no get choice than to tell our members make dem withdraw their service. Enough don be enough!” This one no be joke o!
As expected, NCAT spokesperson Jude Amadi talk say e no sabi about the ultimatum, but e don promise say go find out wetin dey happen and go report back. Na so dem dey handle matter wey concern people’s welfare, wetin be that? E be like say this wahala go still dey inside beer joint for small time!
If you dey follow the aviation sector for Naija, this one na matter to dey watch. We go see how dem go take resolve this issue. For now, we dey keep our fingers crossed, make dem no turn the Nigerian skies to battleground!
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