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Electricity Supply Workers To Embark On Indefinite Strike
Nigeria’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from Wednesday as the organised labour has directed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
The National Union of Electricity Employees on Tuesday picketed the headquarters of the Transmission Company of Nigeria in Abuja.
They complained about the alleged failure of the Federal Government to pay the entitlement of former staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in December 2019.
The aggrieved workers under the aegis of the national union of electricity employees NUEE said this is a prelude to an indefinite strike action expected to commence on August 17.
In a circular entitled “call to action”, the general secretary of NUEE, Joe Ajaero, directed them to ensure total compliance, vowing to paralyse operations of TCN nationwide over anti-masses activities.
This means the nation’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from Wednesday following this impasse.
“You are hereby enjoined to mobilise immediately for a serious picketing of TCN Headquarters and stations nationwide over the directive by the TCN Board that all PMs in acting capacity going to AGM must appear for a promotion interview,” the circular read.
“This directive is in contravention of our conditions of service and career progression paths, and unilaterally done without the relevant stakeholders.
‘’This action takes effect from Tuesday 16th August 2022 and total withdrawal of services commences on Wednesday 17th August 2022. Ensure full compliance in all the stations nationwide.”
On May 18, the union issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, MD/CEO.
In the circular titled “Unresolved issues on the year 2021 promotion exercise and others,” the union threatened to down tools at the expiration of the ultimatum if its grievances were not addressed.
August 16, 2022
Bayelsa doctors join NARD’s indefinite strike, shut down hospitals
Resident doctors in two teaching hospitals in Bayelsa State on Tuesday complied with the directive of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to embark on a total, indefinite nationwide strike.
Dr Divine Irole, President of NARD at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenogoa, revealed that members of the association totally complied with the directives and are awaiting further instructions from the national leadership of the union.
Daybreak reports that NARD directed its members across the country to embark on a total strike from Monday.
The directive was issued on Saturday at the end of the executive meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union held in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.
Irole said:” We have withdrawn our services in compliance to a directive from the national leadership.
“Feedback from our monitoring team indicates that the compliance is 100 percent. We have downed tools and a few consultants are providing skeletal services.
“A lot of patients have already been discharged. The truth is that bulk of the work in the health sector is done predominantly by resident doctors.
”We do not see the action of the consultants as sabotage. They are not on strike”.
Similarly, Dr Oru-Oru Inetsol, President of NARD at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Yenagoa, said the consultants’ roles are not in conflict with the interest of resident doctors.
August 3, 2021
Alleged harassment: Petroleum tanker drivers commence strike in Kano
The Kano State branch of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) and National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), on Tuesday began an indefinite strike over alleged harassment of its members by personnel of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).
The chairman of the PTD, Alhaji Sa’idu Al’amura, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano.
Al’amura said the associations found it necessary to embark on the strike in order to express their concern over the alleged incessant harassment and arrest of their members while on their way to filling stations; even within Kano metropolis.
“Currently, there are five trucks impounded by the customs operatives for over one month,” he alleged.
Al’amura said the association had also directed its members in five other states in the Northwest to join the strike, until when the issues between them and the Customs Service is resolved.
He listed the affected states as Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara.
The chairman said that during the strike no member of the association would transport Petroleum products to filling stations across the six states in the zone until their demands of releasing the impounded vehicles were met.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of Kano/Jigawa Customs Area Command, Mr Danbaba Isah confirmed that five tankers were arrested for alleged diversion of the petroleum products from Kano to Faggo town in Sandamu Local Government Area of Katsina state.
According to him, the product is suppose to be supply to filling stations in Kano metropolis and Kura town in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, but were found near Daura in Katsina State.
Isah said after investigations one of the tankers was released, because it was transporting fuel to contractor who is handling a road project in Jigawa State.
He said four suspects were still in detention and would soon be charged to court after investigation.
“The drivers are aware of the recent order by the Federal Government that no fuel tanker should supply petroleum products 20 kilometres to border areas; that was why they were arrested and the vehicles impounded,” he said.
Meanwhile, residents of Kano have expressed fears over the strike by the PTD and NARTO.
A cross section of the residents told NAN in Kano on Tuesday that the strike action could cripple social and economic activities in the state if it continues.
One of the residents, Alhaji Bashir Abdullahi said the stand-off could bring back the era of fuel scarcity in the state and other neighbouring states.
They also called on the warring parties to ensure amicable resolution of the crisis to avert fuel scarcity in the state. (NAN)
February 19, 2020