The federal government is being sued by aviation workers in Nigeria at the National Industrial Court in Lagos over the proposed concessioning of airports in Nigeria and the non-payment of their pension arrears, which amount to N150 billion.
Senior and Junior Aviation workers Under the auspices of the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the Nigerian Union of Pensioner (NUB-FAAN Branch), brought the lawsuit.
The Minister of Aviation and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) are defendants in the lawsuit, which was brought by the lawyer to the agrived Workers, Femi Falana (SAN).
Grievances
The aviation workers are asking the court to issue an injunction prohibiting the federal government from granting concessions to any of Nigeria’s major airports, including Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Kano State; Port Harcourt International Airport in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State; and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
They argued that the concession to foreign companies was being planned without taking into account the severance benefits to members and pension arrears owed to former andl current employees of the organization, which are currently estimated to be worth over N150 billion.
They also claimed that the FAAN generates an average of N70 to N75 billion annually and sends an average of N1 billion into the Federation Account while monthly salary of it’s 8,000 staff currently stands at N1.2 billion.
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Act (CAP F5) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Reviewed Conditions of Service 2021 are among the reliefs they are seeking, along with “An order of injunction restraining the defendants from determining the employment of the members of the claimants without complying with the provisions of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Act (CAP F5) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”
The hearing has not been given a specific date.
