The action followed the appeal of the ruling of the National Industrial Court on Jan. 27, which directed the workers to suspend the strike and adjourned the matter to March 23. The union filed the appeal against the decision of the industrial court through its lead counsel Femi Falana, SAN. Following the ruling, Mrs Nancy Nathan, acting Head of the Civil Service of the FCTA, had directed all FCT workers to resume work on Wednesday. However, consequent on the appeal of the industrial court ruling, the Secretary of JUAC, Abdullahi Saleh, in a circular on Wednesday, told the workers that the strike would continue from Thursday. In a communique signed by NLC acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, and TUC Secretary General, Nuhu Toro, the unions insisted that the strike continues until Wike negotiates with the FCT workers.