, represented by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), partially shut down operations at the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) headquarters on Wednesday due to the management’s failure to address their demands.){kind=link}
Electricity workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), represented by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), partially shut down operations at the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) headquarters on Wednesday due to the management’s failure to address their demands.
Earlier, the union had directed its members to shut down all AEDC offices in protest over unresolved grievances.
A statement from the union declared, “We have exhausted our ultimatum to AEDC management regarding our outstanding demands. All offices are to be locked down and secured until further action is taken.”
The strike was sparked by issues such as worker casualisation and the non-payment of wages, including 15 months of unpaid salaries and pension arrears.
Protesters gathered outside the AEDC headquarters, chanting solidarity slogans and holding placards that read, “No to casualisation” and “We demand payment of 15 months’ salaries and pension.”
However, the protest was quickly de-escalated. AEDC’s Head of Marketing and Communications, Adefisayo Akinsaya, downplayed the situation, calling it a minor issue that had already been resolved.
Both the Chief Technical Officer of AEDC and the NUEE Chairman confirmed that the strike had been called off after an agreement was reached earlier in the day.