Nigerians are in trouble again as the Nigerian electricity supply crisis will be worsening from tomorrow (Wednesday) as the organised labour in the country has openly instructed all the workers in the power sector to down their tools and commence on an indefinite strike action over the pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE ) had made this announcement on Tuesday when they had converged on the headquarters of the TCN in Abuja.
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Some of the aggrieved workers had also complained about the alleged failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay the entitlement of some of the former staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in December 2019. They said this is a prelude to an indefinite strike action expected to start on August 17.
In a circular entitled “call to action”, Joe Ajaero, the general secretary of NUEE, instructed the workers to ensure total compliance, promising to paralyse operations of TCN across Nigeria over anti-masses activities.
This means Nigeria’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from tomorrow following this impasse.
The circular read in part, “You are hereby enjoined to mobilise immediately for serious picketing of TCN Headquarters and stations nationwide over the directive by the TCN Board that all PMs in acting capacity going to AGM must appear for a promotion interview.
“This action takes effect from Tuesday, August 16 2022 and total withdrawal of services commences on Wednesday, August 17 2022. Ensure full compliance in all the stations nationwide.”
In another report, Ayuba Wabba who is the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in a bid to bring to the fore some of the ills of Nigeria has continued to criticise the privatisation policy of the Federal Government, especially in the power sector while he insists that Nigerians are being forced to pay for darkness.
The NLC leader had put out the statement on Monday at the maiden edition of Nigeria Employers Summit 2022 organised by the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) in Abuja.
Wabba who was represented by the Deputy President of NLC, Najeem Usman Yasin, had also lamented that development will continue to elude the country unless the national infrastructural gaps are addressed.
