Unions in the aviation sector have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over the prolonged delay in implementing a new salary structure for workers under the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA.
The unions threatened to totally withdraw the services of NAMA workers if the issue is not resolved, a development capable of shutting down operations in the country’s aviation sector.
In a joint letter, signed by the General Secretaries of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, National Union of Air Transport Employees, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, the unions expressed frustration that despite concluding negotiations with the management of the NAMA over eight months ago, the agreed salary adjustments remain unimplemented.
The unions threatened that by the expiration of the ultimatum, should the situation persist, all workers in NAMA will commence a withdrawal of their services nationwide and advised every NAMA client to be aware of the notice.
