The lingering crisis between the Federal Government and electricity workers may soon come to an end, as the government has set up a committee to pay members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) their terminal benefits.
Workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) under the aegis of NUEE have been quarrelling with the government over their severance package following the privatisation of the company.
The Minister of State for Power, Hajia Zainab Kuchi, said at the inauguration of the committee, that the team would be headed by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Mr Godknows Igali.
The Minister told The Nation that the committee is to determine the correct number of workers affected and obtain their bio-data. It is also saddled with the responsibility of determining components of staff entitlements, including gratuity, pension, and repatriation.
It is also to conduct verification of affected staff with bio-metrics to ensure that authentic beneficiaries obtained 10 digits Nigerian Uniform Bank Account Number for each worker.
Representatives of the ministries of Finance, Labour and Bureau of Public Enterprise are members of the committee.
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