Aviation unions have commenced two-day warning strike to press home their demands for better welfare for their members.
As early as 4am this morning, members of the unions barricaded the entries and exits of all the annex headquarter of the aviation agencies with their vehicles.
Workers of the agencies who have arrived for work cannot gain entry into their various offices, including owners of businesses and staff within the airport, all of them are hanging around the premises.
The unions are demanding the immediate release of the reviewed Condition of Service, CoS as negotiated between them and four aviation agencies for over seven years, implementation of the minimum wage consequential adjustments and arrears for the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NiMet since 2019 and halt to the planned demolition exercise of all the agency buildings in Lagos by the Minister of Aviation for an airport city project called aerotropolis.
Flight operations have been grounded as passengers cannot gain access into the terminals and there is heavy vehicular traffic around the airport environment.
Motorcyclists are making brisk business of conveying passengers into the terminals while some are stock in their cars and other alighting from their vehicles, carrying their luggage and walking down to the terminals.
All roads leading into the airport from ikeja under bridge, agege motor road, oshodi and the access toll gate into the airport are blocked as the unions gathered to address the workers at the roundabout at the domestic wing of the airport.
Security agents, the police, air force, army and the state security service are all on ground to ensure law and order.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC are also present to ensure sanity.
The unions have vowed to remain here till zero, zero hours and continue tomorrow .