AEDC sacks 27 workers over corruption

The management of Abuja Electricity
Distribution Company (AEDC) has disengaged
27employees cutting across various cadres due to
alleged corrupt practices and indiscipline.
The company’s Director, Corporate Services, Engr.
Abimbola Odubiyi, informed the workers via an
internal memo saying that 17 of the affected staff had
their appointment terminated while nine others were
dismissed outright due to various forms of corrupt
practices such as fraud, theft and double
employment.
According to a reliable source, the memo stated that
the power firm disengaged one of the affected
employees.
The memo dated 16th of September, 2016 further
revealed that AEDC disengaged some of the affected
persons on account of disciplinary matters such as
persistent absence from duty without permission.
In the internal memo, the director reminded all
employees of the current management’s zero
tolerance for all forms of corruption and indiscipline,
drawing the attention of staff to Chapter 3 of the
Company’s Rules and Regulations which he said is
very clear as to what constitutes an infringement on
the Policy.
Engr. Odubiyi said in the memo that “the provisions
(in Chapter 3 of the Rules and Regulations) are meant
to serve as a guide to employees to be aware of the
implications of negative behaviours”.
It also reminded employees that the current AEDC
management, at its discretion, could refer any case
involving fraud to law enforcement agencies which
have the mandate to handle issues of corruption,
especially the Independent Corrupt Practices and
related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the
police.
Sources in AEDC revealed that all the 27 employees
affected were disengaged this year and that several
other staff have been reprimanded for various
offences.