The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Tuesday announced a change in dates for the verification of ex-staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and the certified Next-of-Kin (NOK) of the deceased ex-staff who were in service between July 1, 2012 and October 31, 2013, scheduled for Monday, May 15, 2023, to Saturday, September 9, 2023.
The privatization agency in a statement on the change of dates for the exercise indicated that its Phase 2 earlier scheduled for Monday, June 19, 2023, would now take place on Monday, June12, 2023 to Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Jos, Ibadan, Yola, Kano and Benin.
According to the Bureau, the modification of the dates of the exercise is to enable the Muslims observe the Eid-el-Kabir celebration coming up in June.
It advised all those concerned to take the exercise seriously as there would be no other exercise after this.
The BPE further clarified: “The defunct PHCN’s bonafide ex-staff, their relevant Unions and all other key stakeholders are to please, note that there will be no other verification exercise once this is concluded.”
It would be recalled that the Bureau had earlier released the schedule for the exercise which is a prelude to the payment of the agreed 16-month Severance benefits to the bona-fide ex-staff of the defunct PHCN, including certified Next-of-Kin (NOK).It will hold in 12 designated centres in four phases across the country at Abuja, Kaduna, Jos, Kano, Yola, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Benin, Ibadan, Ikeja, Eko and Maiduguri.
