The
workers and Pensioners of Power Holding Company of Nigeria troop out in large
number virtually through Nigeria to protest the non-payment of their
entitlements and accusing Governments for deceiving people of payment of their
entitlement.
Coincident protests of the
employees and pensioners to get their entitlement before the private investors
take over today. They both pointed accuse fingers on the Government for
deceiving the public that issues in the electricity sector have been resolved.
Yesterday
(Monday), the federal government of Nigeria in a ceremony at president villa
Banquet Hall, Abuja hands over licenses and certificate to the private
investors who will take over today.
Fifteen
out of the eighteen successors companies of Power Holding Company of Nigeria,
PHCN of the distribution and generating unit will take over today.
Ughelli Power Plc, Geregu Power
Plc, Egbin Power Plc, Kainji Hydro Electric Plc and Shiroro Hydro Electric
Power Plc are the privatized generating companies. The distribution privatized
companies are; the one located in Abuja (Disco), Benin, Lagos (Eko), Ibadan,
Lagos (Ikeja), Jos, Kano, Port-Harcourt, Yola and Enugu. The other PHCN
companies yet to be taken over due to issues relating to settlement are those
one located at Sapele, Afam and Kaduna.
More pictures of the protesting
PHCN Workers and the Pensioners here…
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