By Francis Ajuonuma
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) workers have called off their strike following the Federal Government’s intervention.
The workers protested over the country’s poor working conditions and the grounding of flights yesterday.
However, the strike was called off after a meeting with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in Abuja.
The workers were concerned over the non-implementation of the new national minimum wage, the ignoring of requests to include omitted staff in past allowances, and the neglect of key training programmes, among other matters.
The meeting was attended by the Director General of NiMET, Officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the National Union of Transport Employees, and other key stakeholders.
Others were the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals, and the National Union of Air Transport Employees.
Flight activities have been disrupted at local airports following the strike by NiMET workers.
The strike, which has lasted two days, has left passengers on scheduled local flights stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; and others.
