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PHCN stations to
‘wind down’ in compliance with strike
directive
…. total
blackout looms
Newsdiaryonline Sun Jan 8,2012
Peter Esele, TUC President
Newsdiaryonline has learnt that workers of
the electricity sector will comply fully with the
labour directive to go
on strike.It would be recalled that that the sector also had its
misgivings as its workers protested much earlier as Bath Nnaji
was appointed as minister.
A directive has already been give to all
member of the Senior
Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies in
a memo dated 5th January 2012 to proceed on strike Monday 9th
January 2012.
The senior staff association in its memo to
workers said “As an affiliate of TUC therefore , we direct that
all our members nationwide should comply with the directive of
TUC and join the nationwide strike from Monday, 9th January,2012
until otherwise directed.We advise the CEOs
and operation managers of generating stations to begin
the process of winding down
as they deem fit , to ensure no damage to machines and
equipments’’.Newsdiaryonline learnt that total blackout may
commence midnight on Sunday.
Read the full text of the directive:
“Dear Comrades,Indefinite General
strike,The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria ,TUC
and Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC had directed that all
affiliates to commence a general strike ,mass rallies and street
protest across the country with effect from Monday 9th January
,2012.
This is to protest the recent increase
announced by the Federal Government
taking the pump price
of petrol from N65.00 to N141.00.Due to this
pronouncement the pump price of petrol is now selling
for between N141 and N200 per litre nationwide rather
than N65.TUC & NLC and its allies demand immediate reversal of
fuel price to N65.
As an affiliate of TUC therefore , we
direct that all our members nationwide should comply with the
directive of TUC and join the nationwide strike from Monday, 9th
January,2012 until otherwise directed.
We advise the CEOs
and operation managers of generating stations to begin
the process of winding down
as they deem fit , to ensure no damage to machines and
equipments
We also advise all members to conduct
themselves in a very peaceful manner and guide
all installation
against the
excess of miscreants if any during the strike.’’
Cmrd(Barr) A. Ogunsgha
Cmrd.(Engr) B.I Opara
General Secretary
President General
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