Energy

Ministry Intervenes in IBEDC Workers Crisis

By Web News 235

By Bunmi Agboola

Dispute between the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) as well as the Premier International Procurement Logistics Limited (PIPLL), has taken a new turn, with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment calling for more dialogue between the aggrieved parties for peace to reign.

During a meeting with the aggrieved parties at the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Oyo State, Mr Festus Igbinosa said IBEDC, NLC, the third party which is the recruitment agency PIPLL, and the over 3,000 sacked workers needed to negotiate and resolve the ongoing crisis peacefully.

“We are appealing to all the stakeholders to embrace dialogue and within the time frame given to the third party agency,  PIPLL to negotiate with its principal which is IBEDC to come up with plans that conform with Nigeria labour laws and make sure all the causal workers affected are fairly treated, ” Mr Igbinosa said.

Reacting, one of the members in the team of the IBEDC, who did not want her name mentioned, noted that the management would meet all parties concerned to resolve the impasse.

In a remark, Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Oyo State branch, Mr Kayode Martins called on the management of IBEDC to reinstate the sacked workers before the end of the week.

He noted that it was constitutional to demand a pay increase.

“NLC Oyo state is open for dialogue within the time frame given to the IBEDC and the third party agency to come up with something reasonable for the sacked workers and in other not to foster another protest, and we want all the sacked workers to be reinstated and nobody among the workers should be sacked because of  payment of the new minimum wage”

It would be recalled that the NLC last week, staged a protest in front of the IBEDC headquarters in Ibadan against the alleged sack of over 3,000 workers of the company.

In the meantime, IBEDC management has agreed to meet with all parties concerned to resolve the issue, while the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment continues to appeal for peaceful dialogue and a fair resolution for the affected workers

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Sport

Oyo SWAN Mourns Death Of 3SC GM, Rasheed Balogun, Says He Left Vacuum That Will Be Difficult To Fill

By Web News 906

Members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Oyo state chapter condole with the family, players and management of Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan over the demise of the club’s General Manager, Alhaji Rasheed Balogun.

 A condolence statement signed by Chairman, Oyo SWAN, Olaolu Fawole, says the demise of Alhaji Balogun came as a rude shock, as his death came at a time the state needs his services more.

Oyo SWAN describes the deceased as an astute football administrator who knew the round leather game both on and off the field of play.

We pray God to grant his family and the entire sports-loving people of Oyo state the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. 

Alhaji Rasheed Balogun died on Thursday during a brief illness.

Olaolu Fawole