FCT Minister Wike Leads Governor, Other Political Associates To Son’s Graduation In UK Amid Workers’ Strike

Right here’s at a time govt places of work in Abuja and across the FCT had been shut down following an indefinite strike by workers.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has travelled to the UK with individuals of his household and political pals to attend his son’s graduation at King’s College London.

Right here’s at a time govt places of work in Abuja and across the FCT had been shut down following an indefinite strike by workers.

On Monday, places of work beneath the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) had been abandoned after workers withdrew their companies and products in compliance with an indefinite strike declared by the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC).

The unions accused the FCTA of failing to take care of loads of lengthy-standing grievances, including the non-price of wage awards and prominent promotion arrears, delayed promotions, and what they described as the illegal retention of retired administrators and everlasting secretaries beyond their statutory years of service.

The unions furthermore cited the alleged failure of the administration to remit pension contributions and National Housing Fund (NHF) deductions, worsening working prerequisites, and reported intimidation of crew as causes for the industrial action.

No matter the shutdown of govt activities in the nation’s capital, the FCT Minister turned into once in the UK for a non-public engagement. 

On Thursday, Wike announced on his official Facebook web page that he attended his son’s graduation ceremony in London.

“Grateful to God for giving me, my wife and younger individuals the opportunity to be on hand to portion with my son, Joaquin, his 2d of joy as he earned MSc Level in Administration and Abilities Change at King’s College London, this day,” Wike wrote.

He furthermore acknowledged the presence of his political allies and friends who joined his household to celebrate the occasion. 

“I thank my friends, Governor of Adamawa Impart, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, PDP BoT Chairman, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa and PDP National Vice Chairman (South South), Chief Dan Orbih for locating time to celebrate with my household,” he added.

Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, furthermore confirmed the model, declaring that the FCT Minister’s son, Joaquin Wike, successfully performed an MSc Level in Administration and Abilities Change at King’s College London.

These point to on the graduation ceremony incorporated the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) Board of Trustees, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa; PDP National Vice Chairman (South-South), Chief Dan Orbih; Adamawa Impart Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri; Jordan Wike; the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike; his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Wike; and their daughter, Jazmyne.

The minister’s in another country day proceed back and forth came amid heightened stress in the FCT, as workers maintained their strike action to press dwelling their demands. 

The Joint Union Action Committee has insisted that the strike will continue till all prominent disorders are resolved, while residents of the FCT continue to journey disruptions in public companies and products as a result of industrial action.

Earlier, SaharaReporters reported that Wike has taken the Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC), comprising all trade unions and classes of workers within the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), to the National Industrial Court docket of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja Judicial Division. 

The minister cited the ongoing strike and alleged acts of picketing, obstruction and shutdown of govt activities in the nation’s capital.

The swimsuit, filed on the National Industrial Court docket and marked NICN/ABJ/17/2026, is sooner than Honourable Justice E. D. Subilim. 

The claimants in the matter are the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), while the defendants are listed as Rifkatu Iortyer and Abdullahi Umar Saleh, sued on behalf of the Joint Unions Action Committee.

Based totally on courtroom documents sighted by SaharaReporters, the Minister and the FCTA are searching out orders of the courtroom to restrain the unions and their agents from taking part in picketing, lockouts or any construct of action focused on the claimants, heads of departments and political appointees. 

The claimants furthermore accused the unions of attempting to cripple the activities of the FCTA by blocking and obstructing the free waft of vehicular streak, shutting down places of work and worrying the administration of the FCT “by any manner in any appreciate.”

The originating processes inform that the actions of the unions, if not checked, would possibly presumably well lead to a total breakdown of administrative and economic activities within the Federal Capital Territory, thereby negatively affecting residents and the same outdated public.

On the listening to of the utility, counsel to the claimants seemed sooner than the courtroom, while the defendants had been absent. 

In a ruling delivered on January 21, 2026, Justice E. D. Subilim granted leave to the claimants to support the originating processes and all subsequent courtroom processes on the defendants by substituted manner.

The courtroom specifically ordered that service ought to be effected by marketing and marketing or publishing the processes in Management Newspaper or every other national each day newspaper circulating in Nigeria, apart from by pasting the processes on the premises of the Joint Unions Action Committee positioned on the FCTA Secretariat, No. 1 Kapital Boulevard, Residing 11, Garki, Abuja.

Justice Subilim additional ordered that the substituted service will seemingly be deemed factual and good service on the defendants. 

The matter turned into once due to this reality adjourned to January 26, 2026, for listening to of the streak on gape.