By; MKPUMA ENYINNA, Abakaliki
Abakaliki the capital of Ebonyi State is in total darkness following the explosion that rocks branch of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) at the weekend, which led to total blackout since Saturday April 1, till time of filing this report.
Some of the Areas affected by the blackout include, Old Government House, New Layout, Kpririkpiri, Mile 50 Layout, Azugwu, Mbukobe, Ezza Road all in Abakaliki, the state capital.
Reacting on the development, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, in a statement via its verified Twitter handle on Monday, explained that the loss of supply was as a result of an explosion which occurred at its Mile 50 Injection Substation, in Abakaliki.
EEDC’s Head, Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh noted that the development has led to disruption of supply to its 11KVA feeders in Udemezue, Azuiyiokwu 1, Township and Industrial, saying efforts are in top gear to have the issues resolved.
However, residents of Abakaliki and schools, churches, business owners, etc, are already lamenting the effect of the power outage, urging the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to do everything possible to restore power supply in the capital city since the explosion has crippled their business activities.
