Nigerian Electricity Workers And NUEE Threaten National Grid Shutdown

Nigerian Electricity Workers And NUEE Threaten National Grid Shutdown - Feed9ja

To call attention to their predicament, the workers had shut down the national grid on August 12, 2022.

If the federal government does not comply with their demands, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has threatened to shut down the national grid once more.

The two weeks allotted to resolve the situation, according to the Zonal Organizing Secretary of the North West NUEE, Comrade Dukat Ayuba, have passed.

The national grid could continue to be shut down, he suggested, despite the fact that negotiations were still ongoing.

To call attention to their predicament, the workers had shut down the national grid on August 12, 2022.

Ayuba remarked that the alleged privatization of the sector was a sham because nothing had changed nine years after investors had taken control.

"For this reason, we opposed the privatization of the distribution sector since the investors lacked the capacity and knowledge to do so. We warned the administration against it as ardent Nigerians. However, the administration was adamant about doing it.

"The investors are still using outdated machinery from 35, 40, and 50 years ago. One would anticipate that after the investors arrived, the outdated equipment would be replaced, but nothing has happened.

The union leader said that the country continues to produce 5,000 megawatts of electricity, noting that "this is the same 5,000 megawatts we used to generate." What then is the advantage of privatization? We now produce megawatts at greater prices, putting millions of Nigerians' households through hardship. Only in Nigeria will this occur, he insisted.

Additionally, Wisdom Nwachukwu, a member of the Central Executive Committee, claimed that plans were afoot for the federal government to sell up the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

They are meeting with some stakeholders in the background. We keep an eye on them. We won't let that happen. Nigerians who are proud of their nation and want the best for it.

According to Ado Gaya, vice president of NUEE's North West division, the 16 months that the electrical employees are demanding represent their fair pay, which includes 55,000 people.

However, he said that nine years later, the employees had gotten nothing. He claimed that many of the workers had passed away, while those who had been laid off were going through a very tough time with their families.

source: saharareporters

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