Despite the rejection of the N384bn approved as severance package by the workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, the Federal Government is standing its ground, OKECHUKWU NNODIM writes
Nothwithstanding the approval of N384bn as total pay-off for workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria by the Federal Government, there seems to be no end in sight to the face-off between the two parties.
The workers on Thursday rejected the offer, which was announced the previous day.
However, the government has said the amount represents the legitimate entitlements of the workers.
The workers, on their own, said that it was way behind the actual sum required to take care of the 50,000 employees of the firm.
They said the figure approved by the government excluded 17,000 workers.
But the Federal Government, through the Bureau of Public Enterprises, on Saturday, refuted the claim by the workers, insisting that it met with the unions and reached an agreement with them before arriving at the approved sum for their final entitlements.
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