Following the court’s ruling, Mrs Nancy Nathan, the acting Head of the Civil Service of the FCTA, directed all workers to resume duties on Wednesday. Meanwhile, FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, warned that there would be consequences for any worker who failed to return to work. Despite these directives, JUAC’s Secretary, Abdullahi Saleh, informed workers in a circular on Wednesday that the strike would continue from Thursday due to the appeal. The unions argued that the interlocutory injunction obtained by Wike and the FCTA targeted the President of JUAC, Mrs Rifkatu Iortyer, and Saleh, not the trade unions themselves. In the communiqué, signed by NLC Acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, and TUC Secretary-General, Nuhu Toro, they stressed that the strike would persist “until Wike negotiates with FCT workers”.