The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has stopped its operation leaving parts of Lagos in total blackout.
The blackout the issues between the National Union of Electricity Employees and the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
In a terse statement on Wednesday via its verified Twitter handle, @IkejaElectric, the Disco announced the shutdown of operations.
The statement partly read, “Due to the ongoing nationwide picketing of Transmission Stations by the NUEE, we are currently experiencing disruption of power supply as most stations within our network have been shut down.
PUBLIC NOTICE!
Dear Esteemed Customer,
Due to the ongoing nationwide picketing of Transmission Stations by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), we are currently experiencing disruption of power supply as most stations within our network have been shut down. pic.twitter.com/yngmLmTo6b
— Ikeja Electric (@IkejaElectric) August 17, 2022