By Adaobi Rhema Oguejiofor
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that it is set to begin a verification exercise for the payment of the agreed 16-month severance benefits to authentic ex-staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
The Bureau made this known in a statement on Tuesday, where it also said that this verification exercise will include certified next-of-kin (NOK) of the deceased ex-staff who were in service between 1st July 2012 and 31st October 2013.
The schedule of the verification exercise, which was published on 26th April 2023, announced that the verification process will take place in 12 designated centres comprising of Abuja, Kaduna, Jos, Kano, Yola, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Benin, Ibadan, Ikeja, Eko and Maiduguri and will have over four phases.
BPE stated that the exercise is in collaboration with accredited labour unions of the former PHCN, such as the National Union of Electricity Employees of Nigeria (NUEE) and The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), among other key stakeholders in order to ensure the success of the verification.
The Bureau advised the beneficiaries to strictly comply with the dates and their respective designated centres as indicated in the schedule that was earlier published.
