The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Tuesday indicated its readiness to commence verification exercise for the payment of the agreed 16-month severance benefits to the bonafide ex-staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), including certified Next-of-Kin (NOK) of the deceased ex-staff who were in service between 1st July 2012 and 31st October 2013.
The Bureau’s Head, Public Communications, Mrs. Amina Othman Tukur, in a statement that in the schedule of the verification exercise which was published in three national newspapers, the BPE announced that the verification would hold in 12 designated centres over four phases across the country.
She listed the centres as Abuja, Kaduna, Jos, Kano, Yola, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Benin, Ibadan, Ikeja, Eko and Maiduguri.
The BPE’s spokesperson stated that based on the schedule, the Bureau is working in collaboration with the accredited labour unions of the defunct PHCN (NUEE and SSAEAC) and other key stakeholders to ensure the success of the verification exercise. BPE advises beneficiaries to adhere strictly to the dates and their respective designated centers as indicated in the published schedule.
The Notice stated: “The ex-staff or certified Next-of-Kin are required to come with the original and photocopy of Letter of First Appointment, original and photocopy of Letter of Confirmation of Appointment; original and photocopy of Letter of Disengagement; original and photocopy of Certificate of Birth/Declaration of Age; Two (2) recent passport photographs; Printout of one-month Bank Statement and BVN, original and photocopy of any means of identification (NIN Card/Slip, Driver’s License, Voter Card, International Passport).”
In addition, it all indicated that all certified Next-of-Kin (NOK) are to come with Original and photocopy of beneficiary’s Death Certificate of the ex-staff; Original and photocopy of Letter of Administration and Evidence of Estate Account and BVN of the next of kin.
The Bureau also notified the affected retired workers that where the original documents are not available, all photocopies of documents to be presented must be notarised.
