By Adeyinka Adeniran
Aggrieved workers of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, (IBEDC) on Monday continued their protest in Ibadan, calling on the Federal government to intervene in what they described as poor condition of service in the company.
The workers said they will continue the protest until their demands are met.
Corenews reports that the workers started the protest on Thursday, February 6th, 2025.
Yesterday, the protesters took over the company”s premises along 14th Avenue, J.K.P Close, Oluyole Main Estate, Ibadan.
The category of workers involved in the protest are casual workers in all IBEDC franchise, including Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara and parts of Niger, Ekiti and Kogi states.
Speaking with reporters, one of the protesters, Abdulazeez Kazeem, said the aggrieved workers were allegedly recruited by Premier International Procurement Logistics Limited (PIPLL) as the outsourcing agent that conducted recruitment service for IBEDC.
He added that for many years, they have been working for the electricity distribution company without any promotion or wage increase.
On her part, another protester, Mrs Folashade Tolulope, disclosed that as casual workers, they have been on the a meager salary structure for about 10years.
She said the company has not made any effort to improve their situation, just as they have been neglected for consideration as permanent staff with better working conditions.
Again, all efforts to speak with the management of Premier International Procurement Logistics Limited (PIPLL) proved abortive as the officials on ground refused talking to the press.
