Oscarline Onwuemenyi
29 April 2013, Sweetcrudereports, Abuja - The Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo has denounced a media publication alleging that the Federal government has issued directives for the sacking of 20,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria PHCN, ahead of take-over by successful bidders of its assets.
A statement from the Ministry signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Minister, Kande Daniels, and made available to our correspondent noted that contrary to the said report, neither the Federal Ministry of Power nor the Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, ever issued any directive to Chief Executive Officers of PHCN successor companies to retrench workers before payment of their severance package.
The Minister also described as unfortunate, the media’s allegation of “nocturnal meetings between the Federal Government and all chief executive officers in Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN”, for this purpose, at a time when most of these officials were on an official assignment outside the country.
According to the staement, Prof. Nebo, although saddened, is not discouraged by this allegation, which is an indication of mischief on the part of those who appear to be bent on creating disharmony between government and electricity workers, and attempting to derail the now moving train of the reforms.
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