MINISTER of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji and the Federal Govern-ment’s chief negotiator in the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN),/labour crisis, Dr Timiebi Koripamo-Agary, on Thursday, said the PHCN and the trade unions have been operating illegal pension scheme since 2007, in disregard to the Pension Reform Act 2004.

Speaking at a media forum in Lagos, they insisted that the government would not allow the lawlessness to continue, as President Goodluck Jonathan had also directed that the law of the country must be followed, because Nigeria is a nation governed by rules of law.

Professor Nnaji, who spoke on the efforts by the government to ensure effective power supply, through the privati-sation agenda and the ongoing reform process, said the privatisation must be concluded while the reforms must go on.

He, however, pointed out that the only obstacle to the reform process in the power sector was the labour movement, regretting that for 14 months, government had been negotiating with labour with no tangible progress recorded.

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written by REALITY, August 17, 2012

No wonder PHCH workers/union does not want to see Nnaji face to face.Protest upon protest. The truth is gradually comming out. No wonder we have not been seeing light. The other day, he called them lawless human beings, today illegal pension. We will soon know who is reight or wrong.

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Barth Nnaji Should Play Straight
written by Kingsley Agbontaen, August 17, 2012

At what point did Prof. Barth Nnaji got to know that the PHCN have been operating an illegal Pension Scheme? Who manages or oversees the operations of PHCN? Or are they operating freely on their own? What provisions of the law exist to address a situation where a government department or parastatal is engaged in illegal activities? Is the government powerless over this matter of illegal pension fund operation? So many other questions. We hear the minister, Barth Nnaji has promised President Jonathan that he will dismiss the PHCN staff with little or no cost to the government. How true is this? The minister/government should just pay up in full what it owes the workers and then proceed with whatever plans they have for the parastatal.

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Nnaji Must Not Pay
written by Tony Oghenegare, August 17, 2012

What PHCN has made from illegal collections from Nigerians is enough hence they should not be paid a dine.

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