PHCN Staff Pray Against Privatisation

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Activities were this morning paralysed nationwide at the offices of the Power  Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, as the workers began a prayer session in protest  against the Federal Government’s plan to privatise the organisation.

At the Alausa, Ikeja zonal office of PHCN, the gates were shut against customers who  went there to transact business.

The PHCN workers gathered outside, holding an inter-religious prayer session  involving Christians, Muslims and traditionalists to avert the impending  privatisation.

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In a memo from the National Union of Electricity Employees signed by its General  Secretary, Joe Ajaero tiled Call for Fasting and Prayer, the union called on all  members to attend a prayer session from 10 O’clock this morning.

Chairman of the union in Ikeja zone, Mr. Kola Adeliyi said they are waging war  against the privatisation plan of the Federal Government because of their  insincerity.

Mr. Johnson O. Adetona was at the prayer to represent Ikeja District of PHCN. At the  time of going to the press, the Islamic session of the spiritual exercise was still  in progress. An Alhaji, Isola Ogunmola, led the PHCN staff in prayer.

—Ayodele Lawal

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