Blackout hits four states as NUEE shuts BEDC facilities

By Ozioruva Aliu
BENIN CITY — Electricity supply was disrupted in Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti states on Monday after workers under the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) shut down facilities of BEDC Electricity Plc over disputes concerning emoluments and welfare packages.
At the company’s headquarters in Benin City, NUEE officials reportedly prevented staff from entering the premises and shut down key operational facilities, disrupting electricity supply from the early hours of Monday.
Some workers reportedly left their offices early, while the company’s management was said to be meeting with NUEE leaders to resolve the dispute as of the time of filing this report.
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