Workers of the Volta River Authority are incensed by government's decision to cede to a third party three equipment owned by the authority.

The workers have resolved to embark on a demonstration on Thursday to demand the return of the three assets- T3 plant, a mine reserve plant and a parcel of land at Kpone.

A government delegation led by the acting Power Minister Seth Terkper and presidential aide Sam George is meeting management of the Authority, in a last gasp effort to stop the workers from embarking on the demonstration tomorrow.

Joy News correspondent Ernest Manu reports, workers led by the union are upbeat about the demonstration and will not yield to government's intervention to stop the workers from going on demonstration.

They do not understand why government, without any consultation, will take a decision to cede those three important assets to a third party to manage.

It is neither clear yet which company now manages the three assets nor why government decided to offer them to a third party but the workers are demanding the return of the assets.

They insist those assets remain the properties of VRA, an autonomous body, and government has no right to offer them to another party without consulting management of the Authority.

Early on in the day, one of the workers was seen distributing red arm bands to other workers in all offices and whipping up enthusiasm for Thursday's demonstration.

Deputy Power Minister John Jinapor has attributed the impasse to "miscommunication."

He told Joy News they will be meeting again with the workers of the Authority and will address whatever concerns they have if those concerns are legitimate.

John Jinapor said whilst government is "not interested in dissipating the assets of VRA", he believes there are always "strategic partners" ready to work with government to solve the power problems.

On why the government is parting with the parcel of land at Kpone, John Jinapor said companies do approach VRA for many transactions and if one of the company wants a parcel of land and it is "good business" it will be considered without foisting it on the workers.

"We will meeting tomorrow and we will take it from there. We all must ensure that we resolve the problem. I don't think demonstration alone will resolve it," he said.