- Union spits fire, demands reinstatement
The Federal government has disclosed reasons why it sacked the Managing Director of the Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN), Dr. Usman Gur Mohammed.
Mohammed’s sack is part of measures to improve power sector performance, Power Minister, Sale Mamman, disclosed in a statement.
He said Mohammed’s removal was with immediate effect.
According to the statement issued by the minister’s media aide, Aaron Artimas, the sacked TCN boss has been replaced by Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz in an acting capacity.
The statement reads: “As part of continuing measures to reposition and improve the performance of the power sector in the country, the Minister of Power Sale Mamman hereby announces major changes at the TCN.
“Accordingly, the Managing Director of the TCN, Usman Gur Mohammed has been removed from office with immediate effect. He is being replaced with Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz as the Managing Director in acting capacity.”
The minister also confirmed the appointment of four directors of the company in acting capacity.
They are: Victor Adewunmi (Executive Director, Transmission Services Provider); M. J. Lawal (Executive Director, Independent System Operator); Ahmed Isa-Dutse (Executive Director, Finance and Accounts) and Justin I. Dodo (Executive Director, Human Resources and Corporate Services).”
Meanwhile, organised labour unions at the TCN, on Wednesday, trooped out in large numbers to express their anger over the replacement of Usman Gur Mohammed with Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz.
Members of unions staged a protest at the company’s headquarters in Abuja, saying they rejected the sacking of Mohammed as the Managing Director of TCN.
The unions comprising the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) and the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) at TCN branch had abandoned their job to reject the sacking.
They threatened to shut down power infrastructure in the country if the government failed to recall their sacked boss.