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Business - August 9, 2018

Union cripples activities at Ikeja Electricity

Ikeji Electric Plc has announced the possibility of darkness within its coverage, following the picketing of its offices by members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE).

The electricity company said in a statement Wednesday that its Headquarters in Alausa Ikeja and all its other offices across Lagos was laid siege by NUEE members.

“The Union members who claim that the picketing of IE followed the disengagement of about 40 members of staff, have forcibly shut down operations at the offices thereby resisting access to IE personnel and customers who  have attempted to gain access to the offices,” IE said in a statement.

The company said the recent separation of staff, was due to varying actions which are not in furtherance of the overall company objectives.

“This protest in coming in the heels of the promotions of about 300 employees last week and the recruitment of over 500 new employees in the past one year. The promotion exercise cut across all cadres of staff, including members of the respective Unions in the organization.

Speaking on the development, Head Corporate Communications Felix Ofulue, questioned the motive for embarking on the protest which he described as self-serving.

“When NUEE chooses to cripple socio-economic activities of over a million households, for issues that can be resolved through dialogue, one then wonders if the motives are as selfless as they claim. How do you plunge a country’s commercial nerve center into darkness because of a few of your members who have been separated from the business for cogent reasons? It is really appalling. It’s an abuse of privilege to picket.” he said.

He however apologized to customers for the disruption of service by NUEE and promised that they will continue to work with stakeholder to ensure that the company continues to improve and provide quality service to our customers.

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