NLC WARNING STRIKE: Kaduna State Electricity Supply Restored
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Nasir El-Rufai
by Our Correspondent
KADUNA: Residents of Kaduna State on Wednesday, May 19th, night have heaved a sigh of relief after a three day of blackout occasioned by the warning strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
The announced suspension of the strike by the NLC may have led to the restoration of power in the State.
The Spokesperson of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company in the State, Abdulazeez Abdullahi announced in a statement on Wednesday, May 19th that power was restored by 10:30pm.
The statement read; “We are happy to report that power supply has been restored to many parts of Kaduna State after the suspension of the strike action by the Nigerian Labour Congress this evening.
“As at 10:30 pm, we were able to pick load on most of our 11KV feeders hence many parts of the metropolis including Zaria and environs have had their supply restored. This was possible after restoration of the 33KV feeders by the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
“We once again thank all our esteemed customers and other stakeholders for bearing with us in the past four days. We also appreciate the efforts of the TCN team for supporting us in restoring supply back,” he said.
The State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai had earlier denied seeing evidence that the NLC was backing off from what it described as a campaign of economic and social sabotage against the people of the state.
In a statement signed by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, stressed the need for prompt restoration of electricity in the State and warned that Labour should not expect that it would be a matter for negotiation, much less being viewed as a precondition.
Labour has suspended the warning strike due to an invitation by the Federal Government’s to mediate in the dispute.
