Some residents of Sapele area of Delta state, Thursday took to the streets to protest a total blackout in the area.
Power supply had been crippled in the area for weeks following the drop in the nation’s power generation capacity from 3,959 megawatts to 3,751.90 megawatts due to dearth of gas.
But the residents, who said they were tired of darkness, took to the streets with generating sets on their heads during the demonstration.
They questioned the Benin Electricity company, BEDC over the continuous power outage which they said had been dragging for months without an improvement
They displayed placards such as ‘No light, no bill payment. BEDC na thief’, ‘We don tire for darkness.’
DAILY POST had reported that commercial activities in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja have been crippled following total blackout in most parts of the nation’s capital.
