Workers at the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company have gone on strike indefinitely due to the non-payment of entitlements for more than 20 months.
On Monday, the company’s employees began a strike across the Federal Capital Territory.
As seen by InsightnaijaTV, AEDC employees are demanding the payment of their 2020 bonus and other entitlements.
They are also demanding that the company remit pensions deducted by the company to their Pension Fund Administrators. They claimed that the remittances had not been made for the previous 19 months.
“Pay the remaining: batches of 2020 bonus. Pension remittances (19 months). Third batch of bulk rent. Thrift deductions (17 months) and union check off dues (4 months. AEDC management pay us now!” a notice posted on the gate reads.
A member of staff who spoke to reporters said the strike could last several days, depending on when their demands are met.
Staff at the AEDC Lugbe Area Office are also on strike, demanding the same thing from AEDC management.
The Lugbe Area Office employees are also threatening to leave their jobs.
A notice placed on the AEDC Lugbe office gate stated, “Enough is Enough, pay us our outstanding pension remittance (20 months); thrift/corporative deductions (7 months); 2020 productivity bonus; payment of bulk rent and non payment of union check off bonus.”
