7,000 DISENGAGED PHCN STAFF YET TO BE PAID BY FG

NO fewer than 7,000 workers of the defunct Power
Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, sacked in the
wake of Federal Government's hand-over of PHCN's
facilities to new owners, are yet to be paid a kobo,
while about 30,000 of the staff received part
payment of their severance benefits.

This is five days after the expiration of the 15 days
promised by government in the agreement reached
with organised labour on the eve of the hand-over
of the facilities to the new owners.

Investigation by Vanguard confirmed that contrary
to promise, government has not addressed the
issue of the 4,805 , whose biometric data had been
captured, but were awaiting data re-verification;
2,500 identified as casuals by presidential
Committee under the Minister of Labour and
Productivity, normal retirees yet to receive their
gratuity and pension benefits who are to be
captured biometrically and paid accordingly.
Recall that the Federal Government and organised
labour, on the eve of the handing over, reached
agreement on pension issue, including non-payment
of severance benefits to the workers.
Vanguard