The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE),has expressed concern over rising death of members on account of general insecurity in the country.
Joe Ajaero,the General Secretary,who conveyed this concern in Abuja,said the union may be forced to withdraw its members from essential services if nothing is done to nip insecurity in the bud.
He said: “The safety of our workers who carry out maintenance works and man the stations in these restive areas is seriously threatened as some run into dens of bandits and kidnappers while navigating the bushes to repair and maintain faulty lines.
“Should this alarming rate of insecurity continue in the next few weeks, with the devastating effect on our members, we may not have any option than to withdraw our members from further exposure to security threats, which has taken many lives already,” he said.
He faulted the decision of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stockpile revenues collected by Distribution Companies (Discos), adding that the step would serve as a disincentive to investment inflow into the power sector.
