MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISED LABOUR IN ONDO STATE HAVE PROTESTED FAILURE OF THE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY TO PAY THE OUTSTANDING ALLOWANCES AND ENTITLEMENTS OF DISENGAGED WORKERS OF THE DEFUNCT POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA (PHCN).
DURING THE PROTEST THIS MONDAY WHICH SAW THE WORKERS BLOCKING ACCESS TO AKURE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, THE UNIONS LAMENTED HARDSHIP FACED BY THE DISENGAGED WORKERS AND THE FIXED SERVICE CHARGE IMPOSED ON NIGERIANS BY THE COMPANY.
THE PROTESTING WORKERS WHO STORMED THE AKURE BUSINESS DISTRICT OFFICE OF BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY AS EARLY AS 8 IN THE MORNING, STALLED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN THE COMPANY, AND CAUSED TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK AT THE POPULAR NEPA BUS STOP IN ARAKALE AREA OF AKURE , ONDO STATE CAPITAL .
ADDRESSSING JOURNALISTS, THE STATE CHAIRMAN OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC), BOSEDE DARAMOLA ALLEDGED THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO PAY WORKERS OF THE DEFUNCT POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA (PHCN) THEIR TERMINAL BENEFITS.
DARAMOLA ALSO CONDEMNED ALLEGED COLLECTION OF FIXED SERVICE CHARGES BY THE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ON ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS IN THE COUNTRY, AS EXHORBITANT AND EXPLOITATIVE.
SOME OF THE DISENGAGED WORKERS OF THE COMPANY SAID, THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING IN HARDSHIP OVER FAILURE OF THE NEW MANAGEMENT TO PAY THEM THEIR ENTITLEMENTS .
MEANWHILE, THE ORGANISED LABOUR HAS VOWED THAT ITS MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHUT BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AT THE COMPANY, UNTIL THE MANAGEMENT ATTEND TO THEIR DEMANDS.
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