The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency NAMA says plans are underway for the commencement of improved condition of service for its staff.
Managing Director NAMA, Engr Umar Farouk made this known at the May Day ceremony at the Murtala Muhammed Airport organised by the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) in Lagos.
Farouk who was represented at the event by the Director, Air Traffic Services John Tayo said the commencement has reached advanced stage as part of measures to ensure it workforce are well remunerated in line with the aspiration of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo to create supportive environment for workers.
Tayo disclosed that NAMA had engaged representatives of the workforce in the various workers unions in the industry in a bid to have an agreed welfare package for its workers.
Tayo commended the staff
for their commitment and
devotion to the services of NAMA, stressing that their commitment has brought the agency to the level it is now.
He said “You recalled that at the inception of this administration we inherited a moribund condition of service and I want to say today that we have paid our staff, we have executed that condition of service ”
He further stated that ” Regarding the new condition of service and the minimum wage we have set up a committe with the unions, we have worked on it, they held a meeting in Kano and we are just at the concluding stage of discussion to begin the payment of the new minimum wages”.
“The new condition of service which has been overtaken by events will be paid very soon. We have also introduced so many allowances in our old condition of service. You will bear with me that there was nothing like outfit allowances, we even paid in arrears. Very soon you will smile, pretty soon you will laugh”.
He further said “Again last year we changed the fortune of our staff. We were not going for local and international training, this year we have commenced another training session for all staff of NAMA “
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