{"id":125313,"date":"2026-01-29T19:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125313"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:21:59","slug":"dont-disobey-court-order-wike-warns-fct-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dont-disobey-court-order-wike-warns-fct-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Disobey Court Order, Wike Warns FCT Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned striking FCT workers to comply with subsisting court orders, stressing that the ongoing industrial dispute remains before the court.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Wike gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja while handing over 12 newly procured ambulances to public hospitals in the FCT.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>His remarks followed the directive issued by labour leaders under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), asking FCT workers to resume the strike they commenced on January 19 over unresolved welfare issues.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Pointblanknews.com had earlier reported that workers resumed duties on Wednesday in line with a circular issued after an order of the National Industrial Court (NIC), which directed the suspension of the strike.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, the unions later instructed workers to return to the strike after filing an appeal against the NIC ruling of January 27, which ordered the suspension of the industrial action and adjourned the matter to March 23. The appeal was filed through the unions\u2019 lead counsel, Femi Falana, SAN.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Reacting to the development, Wike insisted that filing a notice of appeal does not invalidate an existing court order.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe mere fact that I find notice of appeal does not automatically mean there is a stay of execution,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate when people say they will not obey court orders. That means we\u2019re a lawless society.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cYou go and block the gates and say you will not obey court order. Let me advise you. It depends on who you are dealing with.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Wike warned that the FCT Administration would not hesitate to initiate contempt proceedings against anyone flouting the court\u2019s directive.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cBy the time we go for contempt of court against those who are blocking our gates or those who wrote letters that they will not obey the court order, then you will see the difference.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe did not take laws into our hands; all we said is, let\u2019s go and see who is wrong and who is right.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe are still open for dialogue but nobody should threaten the existence of anybody,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The minister maintained that the workers\u2019 demands were being addressed, noting that most of the issues raised had already been resolved.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIf you make a request or a demand of five items, for example, and the government says okay, we can take up these three items, after this we take up the other two items.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIf you are really sincere, if there is no objective behind it, there is no way you will not accept.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He accused some union leaders of politicising the matter.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cBut when you leave dialogue and begin to join us as politicians, we will first treat you as politicians. I can\u2019t treat you as a worker but as a political opponent, trying to run the administration down, using some people.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cOf course, no government will shut its eyes and allow that to happen,\u201d Wike said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He assured FCT workers that the administration remains committed to addressing challenges within the system, stressing that problems must be resolved gradually.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe whole essence is to have dialogue where there are problems, and say these problems, I can solve this now, leave this for me tomorrow, I\u2019ll be able to solve that tomorrow.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cNobody can solve all our problems and as long as we are living, problems will come up.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhat is important is that you are focused and you are doing the best you can do. When you leave the office, another person will come and continue from where you stopped,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Wike further highlighted reforms introduced under President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration, noting that FCTA staff now have clearer career progression paths.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He recalled that before the current administration, workers in the FCTA retired at the level of director, but can now rise to the position of permanent secretary.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He also cited the establishment of the FCT Civil Service Commission as another major reform aimed at strengthening the administration.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned striking FCT workers to comply with subsisting court orders, stressing that the ongoing industrial dispute&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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