The Federal Government recently ordered the retrenchment of 20,000 workers of the Power Holding Corporation of Nigeria (PHCN) in its bid to reduce the 50,000 workforce of the company, before new investors take over. Nigerian Tribune conducted an opinion poll, asking if Nigerians supported this development. Respondents commented on our Facebook page. Doyin Adeoye brings the excerpts.Olufunmike Chosen Aboluwarin: If sacking those workers would fix the epileptic power supply in the country, then I would suggest that the Federal Government should carry on with the development. But it is however, pathetic that despite how developed the country is, power supply is still a problem. Other developing countries in West Africa are already celebrating years of uninterrupted power supply, while Nigeria cannot boast of that. The Ghana we used to know is quite different from what is it now. I think it is high time our leaders thought of something positive that would solve the prevailing issue of power supply in the country.
Ibitoye Opeyemi Elias: If that would solve the problems in the power sector, then so be it. Anyone of them, who did well while working at the PHCN, would surely get another job.
Adesokan Adebowale Akeem: It is unfair that the government in Nigeria is like this. How could the Federal Government just make decisions on sacking and employing workers anytime it likes. If they are ready and willing to save the power sector, then the ghost workers and the over paid staffers should be sacked, while people that are ready to work and serve the sector better, should be employed. The unstable economy of this nation is a major setback to the great intelligence of the youths.
Ademola Segun Adesoji: It is surprising that instead of creating jobs, the Federal Government wants to sack workers. There are many unemployed people in this country and sacking these workers, would only increase that. In my own opinion, I think it is unfair to sack those workers.
Ahmed Medlat Olatidoye: I don’t think sacking workers is appropriate with the alarming rate of unemployment in the country. What would these people depend on if they are sacked? If the Federal Government cannot solve Nigeria’s numerous problems, then I think it shouldn’t add to it.
Oluwatunmise Diamond: I don’t know why the government believes that the next line of action should be sacking PHCN workers. Retrenching 20, 000 people would only increase the numbers of the unemployed in the labour market. Moreover, these 20, 000 people have family members and friends that depend on them to make their own living. So sacking them would also increase the poverty rate in the country. What is the basis for sacking them, is it because they are not qualified or are they the cause of the epileptic power supply in the country? The Federal Government should rather think of a solution to the problem in the power sector, rather than just making excuses.
Ajiboye Majekodunmi: It is surprising that the Federal Government would make a decision to sack the workers when there are no supplementary jobs. I doubt if that would increase the effectiveness of the power sector.
Aderemi Akanmu: I hope the Federal Government would think twice over that decision, because it would really affect these workers. What does the government expect them to fall back on? And moreover, sacking 20,000 people is rather outrageous and also, what do these workers stand to gain when they are sacked?
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