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Staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), have ignored the order by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, asking the workers to end their ongoing industrial strike.
In a video on Tuesday, the workers claimed to have ended their industrial action but insisted on remaining at home until their demands are met.
They also accused the FCTA Minister, Nyesom Wike and the FCTA of exerting power over them but bursted on their legal rights as citizens and staff.
In the video, one of the workers said: “Let them open the gate wide. We are in our houses. No wahala oh. We are no longer on strike. Tell them. Wike has won. Let them open all the gates. We are going to remain in our houses. When they meet our demands, we will come back to work.
“We are not struggling with them. The life of every FCTA staff matters to us. Nobody will struggle with them. They have the gun, the power and the resources but the people’s power is more than their own.
“We are gallant FCTA workers. We have the right to be respected. This is our land and we are not second class citizens here. You can’t be treated badly and then come to your own country and suffer this. We say enough is enough.”
The strike, directed by the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) began on January 19, 2026, affecting FCTA secretariats, departments, agencies, area councils, and parastatals.
The matter was brought to court notice when the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and the FCTA filed a suit against the JUAC at the National Industrial Court in Abuja, seeking an order to restrain the union from continuing its strike.
Responding to the law suit on Tuesday, the court, sitting in Abuja, granted the interlocutory injunction filed by the Minister and the FCT Administration, ordering the workers to resume work, despite their unresolved welfare issues, including five months of unpaid salaries, promotion arrears, and poor working conditions.