Management of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO), has restored power supply to Kaduna and all its franchise states.
The firm has also promised to review its past actions. These were parts of resolutions reached after Gov. Uba Sani convened a meeting with both parties on Friday.
It will be recalled that the labour unions of Kaduna Electric had embarked on an industrial action since Sunday,.
This followed the decision of the management to sack 444 workers, thereby plunging Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States in darkness, following power outage.
At the end of the meeting, Sani promised to be the ‘Guarantor’ as he would ensure fairness to both sides, after both parties agreed to sit down and take a joint decision.
“The Unions praised the Governor for his intervention. They also commended the management, ably led by Dr Umar Abubakar-Hashidu, for moving Kaduna Electric forward,’’ the resolution stated.
The unions also posited that the management is operating under stringent conditions, given the prevailing economic situation in the country but promised to help it to succeed.
The parties also maintained that both the management of the firm and the labour unions were partners in progress, adding,”what happened was as a result of a breakdown in communication.”
The meeting also argued that there must be a give-and-take on the side of both the Management and labour in order to find an amicable settlement of the dispute.
The resolution was signed by Abubakar-Hashidu, the Managing Director of the company, Mr Wisdom Nwachukwu, the Vice President(Distribution) of National Union of Electricity Employees(NUEE) and Mr Rilwanu Shehu, Deputy President North of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC).
Other union members that signed the resolution included Mr Muhammed Musa, Deputy President, North, NUEE and Mr Haruna Ahmed Tinau, Deputy Secretary General(North).
Mr Idris Ahmed-Idris, the Managing Director of Kaduna Power Supply Company also signed the resolution.