Aviation workers suspend planned protest over 50 percent deductions, says NAAPE

*Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers affirms the aviation workers will discontinue with the planned protest, pending the outcome of the ongoing discussions with the stakeholders

Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect

The aviation workers in Nigeria have suspended their planned protest earlier slated for September 18, 2024, over 50 percent deductions of the revenue of aviation agencies.

The workers said they had taken the decision, pending the outcome of these discussions with the relevant industry stakeholders.

It is recalled that the unions recently blamed the Federal Government for its refusal to reverse its 50 percent deduction policy on the Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs) of agencies in the aviation sector of the Nigerian economy.

The affected agencies include the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).

Affirming the decision of the Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), however, in a statement Tuesday, September 17, 2024, said the affected workers would discontinue with the planned protest.

Abioye stated: “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.”