House of representatives summons labour and power minister over electricity workers strike

The house of representatives has summoned the minister of labour and employment and the minister of power to appear before it on Thursday, December the 12th over the planned strike by electricity workers in the country.

Also summoned is the director-general of the national pension commission.

The house expressed displeasure that the 21-day ultimatum issued by the national union of electricity employees was allowed to elapse without any effort to nip the planned strike in the bud.

The summon arose as a result of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Toby Okechukwu on the need for the house to intervene and ensure that the strike is not allowed to take place.

Okechukwu said it was not in the interest of the nation if the strike is allowed to go ahead.

Speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila directs the clerk to write and invite the two ministers, the union leaders and other stakeholders to a meeting with the house leadership on Thursday.