The Kaduna Electric Distribution Company workers on Tuesday locked down over alleged nonpayment of salaries and non-remittance of their two years pension to the Pension Fund Administration.

The workers led by union officials on the platform of the National Union of Electricity Employees closed down the company premises, by using vehicles to barricade the main entrance to the corporate head office along Bank road, in the state capital.

Inscriptions written on the vehicles blocking the main gate of the electricity company were “Pay our two years pension to PFA”, “Pay us our salary in full,” and “We say no to modern-day slavery.”

The workers chanted solidarity songs during the protest.

As of the time gathering this report, management had engaged the union officials in a bid to resolve the crisis.

As gathered, a worker who spoke on condition of anonymity during the protest said the management of the electricity company paid them 40 per cent of September salaries. The member of staff added that they had no idea when the balance of their salary would be paid.

CEOAFRICA learnt that, meeting between officials of the union and the management was still ongoing as at the time of gathering this report.