The National grid was restored by National Union of Electricity Employees after the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress suspended their strike.
Adebiyi Adeyeye, the National Union of Electricity Employees disclosed this in an interview made available to the press on Tuesday.
“The strike has been suspended, that means the grid has come back to normal. It is on already,” Adeyeye told our correspondent over the phone.
On Monday, wakadaily learnt that organized labour began a nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000 and reverse the Band A tariff to N65 per kilowatt-hour instead of N206/KWh.
In compliance, the electricity workers swung into action by shutting down the national grid, plunging the nation into darkness in the early hours of Monday.
According to the report on Monday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria said its workers on duty were beaten and wounded by union leaders who stormed its offices to send them out.
Adeyeye also denied the allegation, stating that the union only withdrew its members in compliance with the directive of the organised labour.
The organised labour has suspended the strike for five days to resume negotiations with the Federal Government on a minimum wage that is above N60,000.
