After Two Weeks Power was restored to Areas Affected .
We Thank The Edo State Govt & Power Auhtorities for this as Major Issues were escalating the Prompt Restoration of Power
Blackout across Nigeria as striking workers shut down national grid – TCN
The TCN said the national grid shutdown occurred at about 2.19 a.m., 3rd June
IT is now over A Week There is Still a Blackout in most Parts of Benin City Edo State
The Chief Of Staff to Governor Obaseki who lives at Highbrow Abuja Qtrs GRA is also Affected according to reports . This shows the seriousness of this Blackout .
Explanations
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its workers’ union has shut down the national grid, resulting in a nationwide blackout.
The TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement Monday.
Ms Mbah said the national grid shutdown occurred at about 2.19 a.m. on Monday.
Investigations showed that the power outage was as a result of the non-supply of gas to the Ossiomo power company which has been supplying electricity to government buildings, street lights, some private homes, courts, the Edo State Industrial Hub where several micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) operate including the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) where journalists send their reports to their respective offices.
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Some of the operators in the Industrial Hub lamented their plight to journalists as they said they have lost fortunes because of no power.
It was gathered that surgeries have been stopped at the Edo State government owned health facilities like primary health centres in the state capital, the Edo State Specialist Hospital and others to avoid deaths.
There was anxiety at the NUJ Press Centre as the place was out of water supply which led to the leadership locking all bathrooms and toilets in the complex.
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Journalists were stranded as many of them said their phones and laptops were out of power and some of them were sighted trooping to a nearby hotel to power their tools and send reports.
A dealer in frozen food at the industrial hub told journalists that “I have lost so much running into millions of naira. We were forced to bury our frozen products that had become unfrozen and were rotting away because we depended on this Ossiomo light.”