The Bushrod Island Power Station of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) was a no-go-zone for senior staffers, following a protest by aggrieved workers that led to shutting down the power grid and locking offices.
The workers were protesting against alleged bad labour practices and the maltreatment of one of their colleagues Peter Dukuly, who they alleged died due to maltreatment meted against him by LEC Management. The aggrieved chanted slogans and promised to remain uncompromising in their action until the Management of LEC makes advances to address their lights.
The two-day dramatic scene, which begun on Tuesday, July 6, was not only a protest against malpractices but in demand of reimbursement of a 30 per cent slice in salary by the management and a call to dismiss three ex-pats occupying senior management positions at the Liberian electricity body.
The LEC Management recently had earlier announced the slashing of salaries of its staff by 30 per cent due to the entity term as a decline in revenue generation and limited financial cash flow of the LEC. The financial constraint, according to LEC, is due to poor revenues and commercial losses incurred by the George Manneh Weah administration, which has placed the entity in a challenging state to address key financial problems, including payment of incentives.