{"id":235773,"date":"2024-10-20T14:36:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/20\/staff-of-nedco-protest-again-over-planned-merger-with-vra\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T14:36:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T14:36:07","slug":"staff-of-nedco-protest-again-over-planned-merger-with-vra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/20\/staff-of-nedco-protest-again-over-planned-merger-with-vra\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff of NEDCo protest again over planned merger with VRA"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have staged another protest against the Energy Bill in Parliament seeking to merge the Volta River Authority (VRA), NEDCo and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the second time in a month that the staff of NEDCo are protesting against the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read also: VRA workers reject move to merge NEDCo, Bui Power, ECG under one entity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the media in Tamale after a protest march, the Northern Area Senior Staff Association, Chairman Emanuel Asare said they will continue to protest until the government meets their demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NEDCO-D.mp4\"\/><\/figure>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div><div style=\"clear: both; overflow:hidden;margin:20px auto; width:100%; min-height:280px;\">\n                                                 \n                        <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p> \n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workers of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have staged another protest against the Energy Bill in Parliament seeking to merge the Volta River Authority (VRA), NEDCo and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). 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