The chapter of the National Union of
Electricity Employees (NUEE) at Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station, on
Thursday staged a protest against what they termed high-handedness of
the Minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji, locking the entrance to the
power station.
The
workers, who blocked the entrance to the dam during the protest,
accused the federal government of trying to tactically deny them of
their hard earned benefit.
The protesting workers carried placards with various inscriptions such as ‘Pay us our full benefit’ and, ‘PHCN say no to military Minister.’
Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station in Niger state has a power generating capacity of 600MW.
A similar protest held at the PHCN office in Abuja on Wednesday when staff of the Power company accused the federal government of forcing them to sign papers that would compel them to accept a severance pay they do not agree with.
The
workers, who blocked the entrance to the dam during the protest,
accused the federal government of trying to tactically deny them of
their hard earned benefit.The protesting workers carried placards with various inscriptions such as ‘Pay us our full benefit’ and, ‘PHCN say no to military Minister.’
The chairman of the union, Alhaji Mohammed Nagya accused the
Minister of high-handedness in the management of the nation’s power
sector.
According to Alhaji Nagya, the union will continue to resist the
privatization of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and insist
on the payment of the workers’ gratuity as contained in their condition
of service.
The workers who stated that they were not against the planned
privatisation of the PHCN, however vowed to continue with the protest
until the federal government revert to the old gratuity plan as
contained in PHCN condition of service.Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station in Niger state has a power generating capacity of 600MW.
A similar protest held at the PHCN office in Abuja on Wednesday when staff of the Power company accused the federal government of forcing them to sign papers that would compel them to accept a severance pay they do not agree with.
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