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FG- Imo: :Regulatory Oversight of The State Electricity Market Is Now Underr ISERC

By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade  The Federal Government yesterday( Monday) announced the transfer of Regulatory Oversight of the Electricity Market in Imo State to the state electricity regulatory commission, otherwise known as (ISERC). In a statement issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Common( NERC), the development is in compliance with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) and the Electricity Act 2023 (Amended), reiterating that all transfers envisaged by this order shall be completed by 31 December 2024. According to the Commission,the transfer Order’s provisions include: “Direct Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to incorporate a subsidiary (EEDC SubCo) to assume responsibilities for intrastate supply and distribution of electricity in Imo State from EEDC, and that EEDC shall complete the incorporation of EEDC SubCo within 60 days from 27th June 2024. The subcompany shall apply for and obtain licence for the in
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Ogun pays N8.4b salaries

 
By Akinola Ajibade

Ogun state government has paid  N8.4billion outof N14.4b owed its workers, the governor Dapo Abiodun hs said. 
It owed salaries from May 2019 to March 2022.
He  said efforts were on-going to settle  outstanding balance of N6billion .
He spoke in Abeokuta during the 2022 Workers’ Day celebration. 
The government, Abiodun said, would look into the non payment of leave allowances spanning seven years as well as issues surrounding Contributory  Pension Law.

He added:”Sincerely, we acknowledge your perseverance on the three critical issues that we have had to grapple with. The first is the global deductions which are now 21 months arrears. From May 2019 to March 2022,  total deductions and loans amounted to about N14.4billion  out of which a total of N8.4billion had been paid by our administration to date, including regular payment of check-off dues, loans and shillings deductions.

Abiodun said that the government would pay the outstanding balance to N6 billion to workers, sa the economy improves.



He lauded  workers who are still in service for contributing to the success of the present administration and appreciated the efforts of those who had served the state meritoriously in that past.

He assured that his administration had begun settling gratuity arrears with the release of N500million every quarter, adding that a total of N2.5billion had been released so far to pay the senior citizens.

He spoke on the theme of this year’s Workers Day: “Labour, Politics and the Quest for Good Governance and Development in Nigeria”, saying it  was apt and speaks to the state of affairs in the state.

He said the Ogun State workers have been non-partisan and professional in discharging their responsibilities as the public service is structured and guided by certain rules, regulations, circulars and extant laws.

Speaking,the state chairman, Trade Union Congress, Akeem Lasisi, regretted that Nigerians are going through turbulent times as there are insecurity, economic instability and general poor welfare for the citizens, declaring that “Nigeria is currently bleeding”.

He decried the non-availability of power supply despite a huge amount spent on turn-around maintenance as well as the current strike by university teachers.

Meanwhile,the  state government has warned residents  against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainage channels , waterways and roadsides across the state or face severe sanctions.

Similarly, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Ola Oresanya  said that the government would no longer handle indiscriminate disposal of wastes in the state with levity, adding that sanctions would be imposed on erring individuals and companies in the state 

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