My people, wetin dey happen for Kano wey wan make circus for our eyes? Omo, government workers wey dey work for Kano Electricity Distribution Company, dem don start strike wey no get end in sight! E be like say dem don tire for the wahala wey dey happen for the company since long!
The strike sef begin on Wednesday, after management no gree meet dem demands wey dem give deadline for on January 20, 2026. As dem don begin the strike, wahala don start, power don disappear for everywhere wey light dey shine before! People for Kano dey suffer, everywhere don turn night! Small business wey dey rely on light, dem don dey fall hand. Na serious gbege be this o!
Rilwan Shehu, wey be Deputy President-General (North) of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), come talk say dem dey picket KEDCO head office because management no do wetin dem promise since 2014. Chai! Na wetin we go do if no be dat one? As e be, dem dey talk say management dey sideline plenty things, from pension matter to people wey die wey no fit get dem benefits. Wetin dey happen na?
Ado Gaya, di Vice President (North-West) of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) come yarn say dem get serious issue for promotion too. According to am, some workers don dey dey wait for promotion for over 10 years, but dem say management dey do selective promotion now. E be like say dem dey play mark wey no good!
But hold on tight, make I tell you wetin KEDCO talk for di matter. Di company talk say dem no gree mind di workers claims. Sani Bala Sani, wey be dem Head of Corporate Communications, come out come say since dem take over, dem don focus on staff welfare matter. He talk say dem don pay about 80% of di pension wey dem agree for 2025! Chai! Di matter don deep!
Dem also talk say dem conduct transparent promotion exercise wey promote 1,500 workers wey dey eligible. E be like say na for dem own interest dem dey talk say di recent wahala wey dey happen no be new wahala, na old skool wahala wey still dey ground. KEDCO dey try talk say dem dey engage with everybody wey fit help resolve dis matter make e no scatter pass.
For now, everybody dey wait make dem settle di gbagba wey dey happen, because e don dey affect many people for di area. Workers dey suffer, light dey disappear, and wahala dey for streets. Na serious matter wey we go see how e fit end! Make we follow dem for updates as di story dey unfold, e go be like juju movie trust me!
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