Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) calls for calm over blackout in 4 states

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) on Wednesday called for calm over the electricity blackout in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers states.

Mr John Onyi, PHED’s Head, Corporate Communication, made the call in a statement issued in Port Harcourt. He said that the blackout in the four states was as a result of the forceful shut down of the company’s offices and facilities by protesting workers.

Onyi appealed to customers to bear with the company for the inconveniences the outage might have caused and assured that the company was fully committed to restoring electricity to the states. Worker’s under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) and National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) picketed PHED offices on Monday.