Aviation workers have threatens to shutdown Nigerian airports from March 31 over failure to remove a customs officer who allegedly assaulted the Director of Aviation Security of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.
The unions, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), made this known on Monday.
The union leaders, Ocheme Aba and Frances Akinjole, and Abdul Rasaq Saidu said they would no longer accept the repeated physical attacks on FAAN personnel, as it urged the government to immediately reduce the number of customs officers operating in civil aviation as obtained globally.
“Considering the enormity and frequency of physical and psychological assault on the staff and management personnel of FAAN, of which there is no end in sight, we are compelled to inform the management of the unwavering determination of our unions to cause the establishment of a clear framework of mutual respect among FAAN staff and the security agencies operating at the airport.”
“Consequential sanctions are in place that guarantee the safety and human rights of FAAN staff. We shall direct all the workers to withdraw from the airports with effect from March 31, 2025, pending when such protocols are established”.
