Places of work shut as FCT employees start indefinite strike over ‘poor working situations’

Actions on the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Capital Growth Authority had been delivered to a halt on Monday morning because the Joint Union Motion Committee commenced an indefinite strike over calls for for improved working situations.

As early as 7:00 a.m., the primary gates of the FCTA/FCDA Secretariat had been locked, stopping employees and guests from accessing the advanced.

Checks revealed that the majority businesses throughout the secretariat have been shut down.

The closure adopted a round issued late Sunday evening by the JUAC management directing all employees to stay at house in strict compliance with the economic motion.

Within the discover, titled “Code: Stay at Dwelling,” JUAC appealed to employees to cooperate with the union to make sure the success of what it described as “agitations for higher working situations within the FCTA.”

The assertion warned employees to not report for obligation, noting {that a} JUAC process drive had been deployed to implement full compliance.

“By this discover, all employees are suggested to remain at house because the strike motion declared by JUAC commences on Monday, January 19, 2026. Don’t come to work as a result of the JUAC process drive might be on the bottom to make sure compliance,” the assertion learn partly.

The union management urged members to take care of the established order till additional discover.

Operations on the FCT Secretariat advanced have been fully suspended, with JUAC proscribing entry and no seen administrative actions going down throughout the premises.

The administration of the FCTA, as at Monday evening, had not issued an official response to the strike. The event raises issues about attainable disruptions to important administrative providers within the Federal Capital Territory if the economic motion persists.