EKEDC affirms management overhaul, salary harmonisation

TO streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company ( Eko Disco) yesterday affir med recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all emplo yees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu, Chairman of Eko Disco's Board of Directors, issued a stern statement reasserting the withdra wal of seconded staff from West Power & Gas ( WPG) and the installation of an interim leadership team led by Acting CEO Mrs. Rekhiat Momoh. "Contrar y to misinformation circulating, no WPG staff has been returned to Eko Disco . The Nigerian Electricity Regulator y Commission ( NERC) has not nullified any actions taken by our Board," declared Otubu. " All staff in acting roles following the withdrawal of WPG secondees including our Acting CEO Mrs Rekhiat Momoh are to continue doing their work." "For greater clarity, the reason for the withdra wal of the WPG seconded staff is to allow for the process of emplo yment of any qualified staff directly in Eko Disco. The decision of the Board is that all staff members of staff of Eko Disco will have the same conditions of service and be under the same payroll structure,” Otubu said. Otubu added: “There will therefore be the harmonization of the salar y structure so that there will be no further earnings dichotomy. This process is still ongoing and y ou will be informed when it is completed." As this realignment process continues, the Board reiterated its confidence in the company's talent to deliver excellence. Otubu urged all staff to remain focused on their responsibilities, dismissing attempts to "plant mischief " through disinformation in the papers.”