Christmas: Nationwide Blackout Looms As Electricity Workers Begin Strike

The festive period may not be a great one for Nigerians as electricity workers in the country embarked an indefinite strike this morning.

This was contained in a statement by the Assistant Secretary-General of the National Union Of Electricity Employees ( NUEE) Anthony Sule on Wednesday.

According to Sule, the 21-day ultimatum given to the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman expired at midnight on Tuesday.

This industrial actions follows failure by the federal government to dialogue with the union to resolve the lingering industrial crisis in the sector.

“The ministry of power has failed to resolve some issues affecting members of the union since 2013 when the power sector was privatised especially issues that with the over 2,000 disengaged former PHCN workers and their pay off.

“It is our action that will show if we are ready or not. We can’t continue to issue threats without action,”the statement read my

Some of this issues include the illegal transfer of union properties to power investors, alleged refusal by some Distribution Companies (DisCos) to remit deducted contributory pension of staff to pension managers and improved conditions of service.