…as Kaduna Electric, workers reach compromise
From Femi Mustapha, in Kaduna
The Kaduna Electric management has restored electricity to Kaduna and all its franchise states, including Zamfara, Sokoto, and Kebbi after five days of power outage.
This follows a truce between the management of Kaduna Electric and the two in-house labour unions, with the company agreeing to review its past actions.
The resolutions were reached after Governor Uba Sani had convened a meeting with both parties on Friday at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, which ended around 8pm.
Recall that the labour unions of Kaduna Electric had embarked on industrial action since last Sunday, following a decision by the management to sack 444 workers, thereby plunging Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States into darkness.
At the end of the meeting, Governor Uba Sani promised to be the guarantor as he would ensure fairness after both parties agreed to sit down and take a joint decision.
‘’The Unions praised the Governor for his intervention. They also commended the Management, ably led by Dr Hashidu, for moving Kaduna Electric forward,’’ the resolution stated.
The resolution also described both the management of Kaduna Electric and the labour unions are partners in progress, adding that what happened was as a result of a communication breakdown.
The meeting also argued that ‘’there must be a give-and-take on the side of both the Management and Labour in order to find an amicable settlement of the dispute.’’
The resolution was signed by Dr Umar Abubakar Hashidu, the Managing Director of the electricity company, Comrade Wisdom Nwachukwu, the Vice President(Distribution) of National Union of Electricity Employees(NUEE), Comrade Rilwanu Shehu, Deputy President North of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC).
Other union members that signed the resolution include Comrade Muhammed Musa, Deputy President of North of NUEE; and Comrade Haruna Ahmed Tinau, Deputy Secretary General (North).
Engr Idris Ahmed Idris, the Managing Director of Kaduna Power Supply Company also signed the resolution.
