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Nigeria’s electricity
workers have suspended a strike that engulfed a major part of the country in
darkness for a little more than 24 hours.
One of the major distributors in Lagos, Eko
Electricity Distribution Company on Thursday morning confirmed the development
and its readiness to commence business immediately.
Dear customer, National Union of Electricity
Employees (NUEE) has suspended its strike. Our offices and payment channels are
open for business. Thank you for your patience and
understanding,” the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko
Disco) shared on its Twitter page on the morning of Thursday, December 12,
2019. Recall that after a 21-day ultimatum, electricity workers embarked strike
on December 11, citing unpaid severance allowances, salaries and pensions owed
50,000 former employees of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria
(PHCN) before the country privatized its power sector in 2013. Comrade Joe
Ajaero, General Secretary of the NUEE says: “Following the agreement
reached between NUEE and representatives of government this morning, on all the
issues in contention, the Union wishes to suspend the industrial action it
embarked upon to press home these demands. Consequently, members are urged to
return to their duty posts while we monitor the implementation of these
agreements. We would not hesitate to resume action if the agreements are not
implemented.”
Source: Vanguard News Nigeria
