Electricity workers under FIRSTPOWER, a subcontractor to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Thursday staged a protest at the EEDC District Office in Awka, Anambra State, over the alleged harassment, intimidation, and unlawful arrest of four staff members — including a mother of three — by the company’s management in collaboration with the Anti-Robbery Unit of the Nigeria Police Force.
The protest, led by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), followed the continued detention of the affected workers since Thursday, July 31 — a development the union described as a violation of the company’s Conditions of Service and existing labour agreements.
Speaking during the protest, Comrade Ifeanyi Nweke, NUEE Zonal Organizing Secretary and Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Anambra State chapter, condemned any acts of misconduct but insisted that disciplinary procedures must follow due process.
