Union Urges Nigerian Govt To Reverse Privatisation Licenses Granted In Power And Water Sectors

The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, AUPCTRE, have called on the Federal Government to urgently revoke the privatisation licences granted in the power and water sectors.

In a joint statement, the unions declared: “We as Labour and trade unions have asked the federal government to reverse with immediate effect the privatisation of the sectors, because Nigeria was better off when the sectors were under government.”

Speaking to journalists after a meeting in Kano, Ayuba Barde, NUEE’s North West Zonal Organising Secretary I, stated that the privatisation policy has had far-reaching negative consequences on the nation and must be reconsidered.
 from dailypost