Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved immediate dissolution of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) .
The Media Aide to the Minister of State for Power, Ofem Uket announced the president’s decision inna statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
The statement said Buhari has approved a new interim governing board to take charge of the operations of the company.
” The presidential directives as conveyed also directed the Bureau of Public Enterprises to set up a new management team for the AEDC.
Oberservers were of the opinion that the government decision may be sequel to an industrial action embarked upon by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on December 6.
The action plunged Kogi, Nasarawa, Abuja , Minna and other franchise areas of the AEDC into many hours of electricity blackout.
The workers were protesting unpaid allowances, salaries, and unremitted pension.
They suspended the strike following the signing of a memorandum of understanding entered into with government.
It was jointly signed by the minister of state power , Goddy Jedy Agba, the chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission NERC, Sanusi Garba, Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Alex Okoli on behalf of government and Comrade Joe Ajaero on behalf of the union.
The federal government had pleaded with the workers to suspend the strike for 21 days within which the outstanding emoluments and entitlements of staff will be paid. (vitalnews)
