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DGCA assures aviation unions efforts are to avoid further industrial action

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The Director-General, Civil Aviation (DGCA), Captain Musa Nuhu has appealed to the striking aviation unions to show understanding as efforts are on to meet their demands.

The DGCA in a statement signed by the spokesman for the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, listed the efforts he had made to resolve the problems. 

“Conveying series of meetings with the union members, starting from last Sunday 16th April, 2023 and another to be held today, Tuesday, 18th April, 2023 with the Salary and Wages Commission along with all Aviation Agencies Chief Executive Officers and their Heads of Finance Department”.

According to the DGCA, “the meeting with the Salaries and Wages Commission is for the examination of their various account books with a view to determining whether or not the increases in salaries being demanded could be accommodated in their various Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs)”.

He assured the outcome of the meeting will be forwarded to the Head of Service of the Federation for consideration and approval.

Capt. Nuhu also pleaded for more time and understanding of the Unions.

On passengers delay and refund of Airfares whenever flights are delayed or cancelled, the DGCA explained that such situations have been taken care in the ongoing amendment of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015.

The Aviation workers Union had on Monday 17th April, 2023 embarked on a two-day warning strike that witnessed workers locked out at the various offices of the agencies and disruption to flight movement nationwide.

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