Labour threatens to shut down electricity supply

Organised Labour in the Power Sector, Monday, threatened to shut down the sector over alleged plots by government officials to subvert agreement reached with labour on terminal benefits for workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, ahead of the privatisation of the sector.

It advised all investors scrambling to take over the assets of PHCN, to steer clear of the company’s installations pending the implementation of agreed labour issues to avoid confrontation with workers.

Under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, labour condemned statements credited to some very senior government officials of the intentions of government to hand over PHCN within two weeks to core investors in completion of the privatisation process.