After almost two years of crisis between workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and the federal government over issues of severance pay, a truce was finally reached at about midnight on Tuesday when both parties finally came to an agreement. Juliet Alohan looks at how events between the parties played out over the period and writes
An agreement was finally reached late Tuesday night between the federal government and workers in the electricity industry under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) over the payment of their severance package following the privatisation of PHCN.
The parties have been involved in series of discussions and negotiations since May 2011 with a view to resolving the labour issues in which Hassan Sunmonu played the mediator between the government and workers. The journey which led to the resolution however, was not achieved with ease.
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