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The management of Kaduna Electric has agreed to review its past actions after the two in-house labour unions promised to restore electricity to Kaduna State and all its franchise States with immediate effect.

The resolutions were reached after Governor Uba Sani convened a meeting, which ended around 8pm with both parties on Friday at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House. 

The labour unions of Kaduna Electric embarked on industrial action since last Sunday, following the decision of  the management to sack 444 workers, plunging Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States to darkness.

At the end of the meeting which lasted into Friday night, Governor Uba Sani promised to be the guarantor as he would ensure fairness to both sides after the parties agreed to  sit down and take a joint decision.

‘’The unions praised the Governor for his intervention. They  also commended  the Management, ably led by Dr Hashidu, for moving Kaduna Electric forward,’’ the resolution stated.

The unions also  ‘’noted that the Management is operating under stringent conditions, given the prevailing economic situation in the country but promised to help it  to succeed.’’

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The parties also noted that the  Management of Kaduna Electric and the labour unions are partners in progress, adding that  what happened was as  a result of a  breakdown in communication.

The meeting also argued that ‘’there must be a give-and-take on the side of both the Management and Labour in order to find an amicable settlement of the dispute.’’

The resolution  was signed by  Dr Umar Abubakar Hashidu, the Managing Director of the electricity company, Comrade Wisdom Nwachukwu, the Vice President(Distribution) of National Union of Electricity Employees(NUEE), Comrade Rilwanu Shehu, Deputy President North of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC).

Other union members that signed the resolution include Comrade Muhammed Musa, Deputy President North  of NUEE and     Comrade Haruna Ahmed Tinau, Deputy Secretary General(North).

Engr Idris Ahmed Idris, the Managing Director of Kaduna Power Supply Company also signed the resolution.

Kaduna Electric on Wednesday announced increase of its tariff for customers on band A feeders from N206.80/kwh to N209.5/kwh.

“The management of Kaduna Electric informs the public of an upward review in the tariff of Band A feeders from N206.80/kwh to N209.5kwh,” the energy firm said. 

This was contained in a notice by  Head, Corporate Communications, Abdulazeez Abdullahi to customers.

The upward review which took effect on 1st July, 2024, was issued on 3rd July, 2024. 

It affects customers on prepaid and postpaid customers. 

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On Tuesday, the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu justified the cheapness of the band A tariff in comparison to self energy generation in the country.

He said the band consumes 40% of the energy in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).

The Kaduna Electric upward review is an indication that the other 10 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) will announce their hike in the next few days.

This increased is coming amid the protests of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that there should be no discriminatory tariff, and it must be reversed.

The Kaduna Electric Public Notice, noted that despite the hike, the tariffs for band B, C, D, and E, remained unchanged.

The company assured its affected customers of a minimum of 20 hours to 24 hours power supply daily.