Unions in the air transport sector have voiced concerns about the continued deduction of 50 per cent from the internally generated revenue of aviation agencies, saying it has concluded plans to embark on a peaceful protest over the issue.
The unions include the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, ANAP, National Association of Aircraft Pilots And Engineers, NAAPE, Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, AUPCTRE, Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN.
A statement by the General Secretary of NUATE, Mr Ocheme Aba; Deputy General Secretary of ATSSSAN, Mr Frances Akinjole; Secretary General of ANAP, Mr Abdul Rasaq; General Secretary of NAAPE, Mr Olayinka Abioye; and Secretary General of AUPCTRE, Mr Sikiru Waheed, lamented that numerous efforts to make the Federal Government exempt aviation agencies had ended in futility.
