NAAPE has suspended its planned protest against the federal government’s deduction of 50 percent of IGR from aviation agencies.
September 17, 2024 7:53 pmNational Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers has suspended its planned protest against the federal government’s deduction of 50 percent of internally-generated revenue from aviation agencies.
the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreation Services Employees . The planned protest followed the refusal of the government to agree to their call for the total reversal of the 50 percent deduction policy from the IGR.In a statement on Tuesday, Olayinka Abioy, general secretary of NAAPE, said the protest, earlier planned to commence on Wednesday, has been suspended due to ongoing discussions on the issue by higher authorities in the industry.
“Consequent upon information available to us about ongoing discussions by higher authorities over the continued deduction of 50 per cent by the Federal Government, I hasten to inform our esteemed members that the planned protest scheduled for tomorrow is hereby suspended pending the outcome of these discussions which we shall communicate appropriately to you all,” Abioye said.
The unions said the agencies are “cost recovery, and not profit making organisations,” hence “cannot survive on half incomes”.the reduction of deductions in aviation agencies’ IGR from 50 percent to 20 percent.
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