National Council on Privatisation, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has approved N1.37 billion for the settlement of outstanding redundancy benefits owed the ex-workers of the aviation ground handling service provider, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc.
According to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, the approval was one of the highlights of the council’s sixth meeting on Friday, December 16, 2022, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The statement is titled ‘Osinbajo-led Privatisation council approves release of N1.3bn for payment of SAHCO’s ex-workers’ outstanding since 2009.’
Akande noted that the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Alex Okoh, had presented a memo to the Council, seeking its approval for the payment of the sum due to ex-SAHCO workers
The DG also informed the Council of the notice of ‘peaceful protest’ received from ex-workers of SAHCO, who are also members of the National Union of Air Transport Employees and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, on account of the non-payment of their outstanding severance entitlements after the disengagement of the workers from the company following its privatisation in 2009.