Workers in the aviation sector on Sunday gave the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, a 14 day ultimatum to sort out approvals for the promotion of its workers, threatening to ground activities if their demand is not met.

The National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, and Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, unanimously issued the ultimatum in Lagos.

The unions criticized the NCAA leadership over its nonchalance in approving promotion due their members since January 2015.

The NUATE General-Secretary, Olayinka Abioye, told aviation correspondents that the unions were prepared to ground activities in the sector if the concerned authority failed to yield to their requests.

Abioye said that it was a worrisome development that those that were due for promotion were yet to be interviewed years after they were due for elevation.

He recalled that at its congress on September 30, the NUATE had issued an ultimatum which expires on October 14 to the NCAA management to effect the promotion of the concerned workers

Abioye urged the management of NCAA to respect the terms and conditions of employment of the workers as contained in the condition of service entered into by all parties.