The Federal Capital Territory Administration's Joint Union Action Committee has announced a three-day protest that will run from Monday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in protest of the FCT Minister's "blatant refusal" to address long-standing issues that impact the rights and welfare of employees.  

In a statement headlined "PROTEST!!! PROTEST!!! PROTEST!!!" released on Thursday, JUAC President Rifkatu Iortyer instructed all FCTA members and associate unions to mobilize and assemble at the Minister's Main Gate in Area 11, Garki, by 7:00 am on each protest day.

According to her, “The protest is against the blatant refusal of the FCT Minister to address… salient issues affecting staff.”

The non-promotion of employees since 2023, unsolved issues with salary administration, and unmet entitlements were among the criticisms she listed.  

In addition, the union is calling for better employee welfare, an end to deductions that they believe to be unlawful, and structural changes within the administration.

“The Chairman FCT Civil Service Commission must go. We say no to overseeing directors’ position,” Iortyer declared.

Other demands include, “Domestication of IPPIS, inaccessibility of the salary portal to salary desk officers, no overhead since December 2024, stop our NHF deduction, non-payment of five months wage awards/health workers hazard allowance arrears, no training and retraining of FCTA staff, out-of-school FCTA primary school pupils, and non-payment of AEPB enforcement squad. All members of staff are advised to gather at the Minister’s main gate Area 11 to drive home their demands,” the statement added.

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