By Kalu Obasi Benjamin
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken a firm step to restore administrative stability by ordering all civil servants to return to their duty posts immediately. This move, spearheaded by Nancy Sabanti Nathan, the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the FCT, aims to end the bureaucratic standstill caused by recent industrial action.
The directive comes on the heels of a significant legal victory for the administration. Justice E. D. Subilim of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria issued a mandate for the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) to suspend its ongoing strike effectively immediately.
The court’s intervention provides the legal backing necessary for the FCTA to resume full government operations.
In a circular distributed on Tuesday, January 27, Nathan instructed all Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments to implement and strictly maintain staff attendance registers. This measure is intended to monitor compliance and ensure that all secretariats and agencies are fully staffed to serve the public without further interruption.
Addressing the concerns of the workforce, the Acting Head of Service emphasized that the push for immediate resumption does not sideline worker interests. She clarified that the FCTA Management remains deeply committed to prioritizing the welfare of its staff, viewing the return to work as a collaborative step toward resolving pending issues within a functional system.
Senior officials, including Secretaries of Mandate Secretariats and council coordinators, have been tasked with disseminating this directive across all levels of the bureaucracy. The FCTA expects total and immediate compliance with the judicial mandate to ensure that the machinery of government in the nation’s capital remains operational and efficient.
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