Aviation workers in Nigeria have postponed their planned protest scheduled for September 18, 2024, concerning the 50% revenue deductions from aviation agencies.
Last week, aviation unions criticized the Federal Government for not reversing its policy of deducting 50% from the internally generated revenues of agencies within the sector.
The affected agencies include the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).
However, in a statement issued on September 17, 2024, and signed by Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), the workers announced they were suspending the planned protest.
“Subsequent upon information available to us about an ongoing discussion by higher authorities over the continued deductions of 50% by the Federal Government, I hasten to inform our esteemed members that the planned protest scheduled for 19/09/2024 is hereby suspended pending the outcome of these discussions which we shall communicate appropriately to you all,” Abioye stated.