Electricity supply in Nigeria will be disrupted if the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE carries out its threat to shutdown stations across the country if certain entitlements of members which have been due since 2019 are not made available to them.
The Union in a letter on Monday, instructed its members to be ready for mobilisation for serious picketing of the headquarters of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN and its stations nationwide on Tuesday and Wednesday.
One of the main grouse of the Union is the directive by the TVN Board that all those in the position of Principal Manager must undergo a promotion interview before they can be promoted to become Assistant General Managers.
The directive according to the Union contradicts the TCN’s condition service and career progression paths. It claims this was unilaterally done without the input of other stakeholders
Part of the reasons for the planned action is the alleged stigmatisation of staff by the Office of Head Service of the Federation to prevent them from working in other areas of the power sector.
Another allegation against the TCN Board is that it refused to allow the market operators to fund the entitlements of ex-NEPA staff as agreed in December 2019 after industrial action by the Union.
Meanwhile, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC has blamed the power outage being experienced in parts of the nation’s capital and its environs on pockets of technical faults triggered by the rains.
The company in a message to customers also said areas like the Central Area, Gwarinpa, Life Camp and suburbs will remain affected until repair work, currently underway is carried out.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
