KEDCO’s non-payment of salaries, pension remittance

The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has refused to make salary payments and remit worker’s two-year pension deductions to their respective Pension Fund Administrators. The management paid only 40 per cent of the September salary, and till now they haven’t given the workers a particular date when the balance will be paid. The workers have been […]

The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has refused to make salary payments and remit worker’s two-year pension deductions to their respective Pension Fund Administrators. The management paid only 40 per cent of the September salary, and till now they haven’t given the workers a particular date when the balance will be paid. The workers have been enduring hard times since Kedco refused to pay their full salaries that many are using to manage themselves. Now, a lot of the workers can no longer adequately cater to the needs of their families.

As it stands now, maybe the Federal Government needs to reverse the privatization of the power sector so competent hands can take over the generation and distribution firms. If that’s not possible, then we urge the government to probe into the situation and sanction Kedco’s management. Especially, as regards the non-remittance of pension funds that are being deducted. Maybe when the government intervenes, they will hearken to the pleas of the workers and ensure they all get paid soon.

Anonymous, Kebbi.

Stanley Preye, Bayelsa