A potential electricity blackout is imminent in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, as electricity workers affiliated with the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies have announced their plans to initiate a strike.
Plateau News understands that the two unions representing employees of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) indicated that the strike is a response to the company’s failure to meet their demands after the suspension of a previous strike in November 2024.
It is worth noting that the AEDC provides electricity to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well as the states of Niger, Nasarawa, and Kogi.
The earlier strike in November resulted in workers picketing the headquarters of AEDC, although an agreement was reached on the very day the strike commenced.
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