The extensive meeting, which started a few minutes before 12am on Monday, ended at about 3:50am on Tuesday.
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Justice Emmanuel Sibilim issued the interim order in a ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the FCT Administration (FCTA) against the labour unions and their leaders.
The spokesman made this claim during an interview on a Channels Television programme: “The Morning Brief,” on Wednesday.
Nathan, who gave the directive in a circular on Tuesday in Abuja, also directed Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Departments and Agencies to maintain a staff attendance register to ensure compliance.
Wike’s warning came on the heels of a court order directing an end to the industrial action which has disrupted public services in Abuja for more than a week.
Chijioke Nwankwoeze, FCTA Director of Land Administration, disclosed this after Wednesday’s FCT Executive Council meeting.
The operation was carried out by the FCT Department of Child Development in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and other security and social welfare agencies.
This followed the announcement of the early closure of schools over the abduction of students in some parts of the country
The closure order was contained in a memo issued on Tuesday by the Director of School Services of the FCTA, Aishatu Sani Alhassan.
Mandate Secretary of the FCT Transport Secretariat, Barr. Chinedu Elechi, said the operation was carried out by a multi-agency task force comprising the police, civil defence and others.
The Mandate Secretary (Commissioner) for Health Services & Environment in the FCT, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, disclosed this in a statement at the weekend.
Wike spoke on Monday during a media parley held in Abuja, where he addressed concerns about project commissioning and the scope of ongoing development efforts within the FCT.
The Director and the other suspect are in custody until they are arraigned by the FCT Police Command for criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, and forgery.
Some of the concerns raised by JUAC President, Rifkatu Iortyer, include non-payment of overhead costs to run offices since December 2024, lack of staff training and retraining, and absence of promotions.
This comes in response to reported criticisms by a television presenter on the decision of the FCTA to rename the newly renovated multibillion naira AICC after President Tinubu.
The FCTA, earlier on Monday, had sealed off an FIRS facility in Abuja over alleged non-payment of ground rent, as part of a wider clampdown on property owners defaulting on statutory payments.
The exercise Coordinator, Felix Obuah, gave the order in Abuja on Thursday during a joint inspection of illegal structures across the city.
Obinna Nkwocha, overseeing Director, Department of Monitoring and Inspection, FCTA, gave the reminder in Abuja on Wednesday, during inspection of abandoned buildings within the capital city.
The Coordinator, Satellite Towns Development Department, FCTA, Abdulkadir Zulkiflu, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the FCT Executive Committee meeting, the first in 2025.
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.