The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended its nationwide strike embarked upon on Wednesday December 11, to draw the federal government’s attention to the plight of its members.
Following a meeting with officials of the federal government, the union accepted to discontinue the one-day old strike.
National president of the union, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who confirmed the outcome of the meeting to Blueprint in Abuja said the workers’ grievances were conclusively addressed.
Ajaero said all the concerns of the union and its members were addressed at the talks, which lasted till the wee hours of Thursday.
He said: “We have concluded deliberations and all issues were addressed, but we are awaiting implementation. Meanwhile, our strike action is suspended.”
Following the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued by NUEE to the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to implement their demands, and the failure of the minister to dialogue with the union before the ultimatum, which lapsed midnight Tuesday, a nationwide blackout was imminent as electricity workers began indefinite strike on Wednesday morning.
The strike led to the shutt down of most of the offices of the Distribution Companies across the country.
The General Secretary of the Union, Joe Ajaero confirmed the suspension of the strike
At least one of the electricity distribution companies, IBEDC, notified its customers in the South-west that the strike action “led to a nationwide shut down of electricity installations and has resulted in the disruption of service across our network.”
Ajaero said the action was called off in the early hours of Thursday, following a tripartite meeting between the leaders of the union, BPE and the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo.
