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December 12, 2019
The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE hassuspended its strike action which started on Wednesday.
The Union’s General Secretary Joe Ajaero, in astatement, said this followed the agreement reached between the union andrepresentatives of the Federal Government this morning, on all the issues incontention.
The statement urged its members to return to their dutyposts while the union monitors the implementation of these agreements. It alsowarned that if the agreements are not implemented, the union would not hesitateto resume action.
Ajaero, had, in a statement, accused the Bureau of PublicEnterprise of failing to address and pay up over two thousand disengagedworkers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN since 2013.
He alleged underpayment of severance of over 50 thousandformer PHCN staff and illegal transfer of schools built by the union toinvestors.
The General Secretary also accused GENCOs of declining tosign Condition of Service and rules of engagement, adding that some DISCOs werealso denying the retirement benefits of some workers.