PHCN WORKERS WITH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE TO GET 8 MILLION NAIRA SEVERANCE PACKAGE

The severance package to be paid by the Federal governmment to PHCN staff in the on-going privatisation process will range from 8 million to 38 million. The least qualified staff with a school certificate holder will go home with 8 million while the highest officer would go home with 38 million. The Minister of power, Bart Nnaji revealed this on Monday while addressing State house correspondents in Abuja after a briefing with President Goodluck Jonathan.

The Minister refuted the insinuations from several quarters that the PHCN staff were receiving a flat payment of N85,000. ''the talk about some staff going home with N85,000 is from people who have a different mission'', ''the PHCN unions are constituting themselves as outlaws'' the Minister commented.