Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has resumed full operations in Imo State, following the suspension of a week-long industrial action embarked on by organised labour, comprising Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
A statement yesterday in Enugu by the Head, Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, said the suspension followed an agreement between Imo State Government, NLC and TUC, “to enable peaceful resolution of outstanding issues in an atmosphere of mutuality.”
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Consequently, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the primary source of power supply to EEDC, has been directed to restore supply, to enable EEDC distribute electricity to its customers.
By this development, Ezeh said power supply was on Monday restored to Owerri metropolis and most parts of the state, while effort was being made to gradually restore electricity to the remaining areas.
EEDC said it thanked its esteemed customers in Imo State for the calm and understanding they displayed while the strike lasted.
“We are excited that this issue is being addressed and we are already gradually picking supply and distributing to our customers across the state.”
“We remain committed and consistently working to deliver improved services to our esteemed customers,” EEDC said.
Last Monday, organised labour, after its joint Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting, directed affiliates of NLC and TUC in Imo State to withdraw their services effective midnight on Tuesday, over alleged “violent disruption and unprovoked assault on Imo State workers by agents of Imo State Government during the May Day celebration.”