The National Labour Commission has summoned irritated staff groups of Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) to a meeting in Accra on Monday afternoon, February 20, 2023.
The NLC’s summons, energynewsafrica.com understands, follows a complaint lodged against them by the Ministry of Energy headed by Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh.
NEDCo staff groups have been agitating for the removal of their Managing Director, Mr Osman Aludiba Osman.
They made several claims against him including poor performance.
However, the Managing Director, in a 14-page response submitted to the Board of NEDCo, denied all the claims.
At a meeting last Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the Ministry of Energy, which was attended by the Board Members, CEO of VRA and NEDCo staff groups Energy Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has described as hollow claims advanced by the irritating NEDCo staff groups.
According to Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the claims by the staff are not strong enough to trigger the removal of Mr. Ayuba.
Sources within the Energy Ministry told energynewsafrica.com that the Minister was appalled by the action of the NEDco staff groups during the meeting which lasted for several hours.
According to the sources, the Minister made the staff groups understand that organisational performance is a collective responsibility and if they are asking for the removal of their Managing Director, then, all the Directors, Managers and supervisors must also go.
After stating his views to the staff groups, energynewsafrica.com understands that the Minister asked the aggrieved groups to formally submit their resolution to him for onward submission to President Nana Akufo-Addo to decide on their demand.
The group formally submitted their petition to the Minister last Monday, February 13, 2023.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com