orkers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), on Wednesday, begin an indefinite industrial action.
The workers are protesting the nonpayment of their monetisation arrears among others. The workers, under the aegis of National Union of Electricity Employees, had on Monday, released a memo instructing all members to lock all the gates to PHCN's offices and installations nationwide.
The workers' strike is coming two days before President Goodluck Jonathan is scheduled to unveil his power generation and distribution blue print. The workers are also protesting the procedure that government plans to adopt in the privatization of power distribution.
Mr Jonathan had, on Monday, approved the sale of 11 power firms, which are subsidiaries of the power company. The government insisted that this move will help to checkmate the high aggregate technical, commercial, and collection losses suffered in the course of electricity generation and distribution in the country.
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Posted: at 25-08-2010 03:37 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
tejose4real at 26-08-2010 05:03 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Operation light yuor candle, a fool at 40 is a fool forever, but today nigeria is more than 40yrs, where we are giong i don't know, where we are coming from idon't know. Should we send some people to queen elizabith of british to come back and continue from were they stop. Is like nigeria took in depend when they were not ready. God help nigeria.
Posted: at 26-08-2010 05:03 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
chiclef79 at 26-08-2010 05:13 AM (13 years ago) (m)
what sort of rubbish and shame to a country who carries the flag of Africa. Still complaining about not paying workers....God will punish all of you in that Gov. House..Criminals......
Posted: at 26-08-2010 05:13 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
amahdonkha at 26-08-2010 09:10 AM (13 years ago) (f)
Gone are those days when people sleep and stay comfortably without light. Nigeria as a country has past that stage where people still complain of non-payment of workers especially PHCN. What is our government doing about this sector? They should take things like this seriously for the fast development of the country and its people
Posted: at 26-08-2010 09:10 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
bomsiluv at 26-08-2010 09:46 AM (13 years ago) (f)
Quote from: chiclef79 on 26-08-2010 05:13 AM
what sort of rubbish and shame to a country who carries the flag of Africa. Still complaining about not paying workers....God will punish all of you in that Gov. House..Criminals......
They need to be flogged.
Posted: at 26-08-2010 09:46 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
peaceben at 26-08-2010 11:05 AM (13 years ago) (f)
dem dey try for my side with light, the best is to use prepaid so that now that no light your bill will not be running. hhahhahahahah na dem dey lose money for my house now.
Posted: at 26-08-2010 11:05 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
HearMyCry at 26-08-2010 11:26 AM (13 years ago) (f)
It makes no difference, afterall Nigerians arent feeling their impact. Let them tell Nigerians that they are afraid of privatization by the govt. Obviously, they are afraid that what happened to NITEL would happen to them. I see that happening soon.
Posted: at 26-08-2010 11:26 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
It makes no difference, afterall Nigerians arent feeling their impact. Let them tell Nigerians that they are afraid of privatization by the govt. Obviously, they are afraid that what happened to NITEL would happen to them. I see that happening soon.
Na you dey talk jare! D time wey dem no go strike, you see dem perform? No be so dem dey collect money for no work done? Make we see d revolution wey President Jonathan wan do wit d new privatization policy. Let nepa workers enjoy dem strike; Nigeria go survive, and generator merchants will soon go bankrupt. Amen!
Posted: at 26-08-2010 12:11 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
It makes no difference, afterall Nigerians arent feeling their impact. Let them tell Nigerians that they are afraid of privatization by the govt. Obviously, they are afraid that what happened to NITEL would happen to them. I see that happening soon.
Na you dey talk jare! D time wey dem no go strike, you see dem perform? No be so dem dey collect money for no work done? Make we see d revolution wey President Jonathan wan do wit d new privatization policy. Let nepa workers enjoy dem strike; Nigeria go survive, and generator merchants will soon go bankrupt. Amen!
Posted: at 26-08-2010 12:12 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
divineproject at 26-08-2010 12:22 PM (13 years ago) (f)
Quote from: HearMyCry on 26-08-2010 11:26 AM
It makes no difference, afterall Nigerians arent feeling their impact. Let them tell Nigerians that they are afraid of privatization by the govt. Obviously, they are afraid that what happened to NITEL would happen to them. I see that happening soon.
Gbam!
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Posted: at 26-08-2010 12:22 PM (13 years ago) | Hero
chief4real at 26-08-2010 12:45 PM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: peaceben on 26-08-2010 11:05 AM
dem dey try for my side with light, the best is to use prepaid so that now that no light your bill will not be running. hhahhahahahah na dem dey lose money for my house now.
u b PHCN staff or pinkin. u jos dey advertise dem here, abi u think say we fall 4rm sky?
Weda dem stike or not d masses no fil d impact bc we belife say lie no dey dey.
Posted: at 26-08-2010 12:45 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
mezkaz18 at 26-08-2010 02:10 PM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: HearMyCry on 26-08-2010 11:26 AM
It makes no difference, afterall Nigerians arent feeling their impact. Let them tell Nigerians that they are afraid of privatization by the govt. Obviously, they are afraid that what happened to NITEL would happen to them. I see that happening soon.
I agree wit U. wetin dem dey do sef wey dem dey strike for? Who no get Generator for Naija? so all the same . They have seen the hand writing on the wall about privatization
Posted: at 26-08-2010 02:10 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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9ja still has problem with electricity?thank God we don't have winter we could have frozen......damn! 
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