A seven-day ultimatum has been set by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment for the management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and its outsourcing agency to revisit the decision to dismiss 3,000 workers.
This directive was announced by Mr. Festus Igbinosun, the Oyo State Comptroller of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, after a meeting that involved the management of IBEDC, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the outsourcing firm, and representatives of the dismissed employees.
Igbinosun said resolving the issues within the time frame would strengthen the industrial harmony in the state.
According to the Oyo State NLC Chairman, NLC, Kayode Martins, the sacking of the workers did not follow due process.
Martins urged IBEDC and the outsourcing firm to reinstate the sacked workers during the renegotiation.
Responding, the representatives of IBEDC and the outsourcing firm agreed to renegotiate the sacking of the workers within the stipulated time.