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MASS SENSITIZATION DEMANDING FOR PREPAID METRE AND NATIONALIZATION OF THE POWER SECTOR

At exactly 4:15pm on Sunday 13 August, 2017, some group of activists under the watch of Ajeromi Ifelodun United Interest for Justice (AIUIJ) called for mass sensitization campaign through rally in the dense populated ghetto slum of Ajegunle for people to collectively in a peaceful organize manner to reject crazy bill, resist disconnection and demand for free prepaid metre.  Other organizations like the Ajegunle Peoples’ Movement (APM) under the aegis of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Iyalode Electricity Community Development Association and others; also actively participated in the mass sensitization rally to leafleting people about the crazy billing Eko Distribution Company dredge residents of Ajegunle to anger.

INSPITE OF NOVEMBER 28, THE WORKERS STILL FIGHTS ON

Undermining that the Labour Industrial Court didn't sit on Thursday November 2, 2016 over the matter between the Agitating Dock Workers Forum and their employer: Energy Neftegas Limited (ENL) over the non-payment of salary for ten years,  was postponed till Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Despite the transfer of Justice Amadi-the presiding judge of the case in Court 5- had a replacement of Justice Nwodo. J to resume sit on Monday November 6 and commence presiding in Court 6. However, hundreds of workers were in the street of Lagos to protest and demonstrate for their salaries to be paid after their disengagement since March 2016. The assembled workers at Marina-CMS kick off the rally at exactly 7:30 am to Labour Industrial Court at Ikoyi,  Lagos.  All of them were dressed in white signifying they were non-violent demonstrators and protesters  denied their ten years unpaid salary and other benefit. Key leaders of the struggle like Pastor Adams addressed the workers. He said. "