The residents of Federal Capital Territory and surrounding states have been in darkness following the shutting down of distribution facilities by the protesting electricity workers for hours.
A statement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria said the evacuation of bulk power from electricity substations was disrupted following a shutdown of the facilities belonging to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) by the company’s in-house workers’ union.
It was not immediately clear what issues led to the shutdown, but residents of Abuja reported outage for the better part of the day, with most residential and business owners relying on alternative power source for their needs.
Listed in the areas under AEDC franchise were Abuja, Nasarawa, Kogi, parts of Edo and Niger states.