Edo Govt, NLC Resolve Dispute As NUEE Moves To Restore Electricity
Leaders agreed to recognize the caretaker committee, hold a substantive election within six months and restore electricity after the dispute.
- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, electricity was restored to Edo State following a high-level agreement brokered in Abuja by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and Nigeria Labour Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero.
- The National Union of Electricity Employees began a strike on October 19, 2026, over welfare demands, affecting four franchise states: Edo, Delta, Ondo, and Ekiti; while power returned to three states, Edo remained in darkness due to alleged government interference in the NLC caretaker committee.
- Tensions escalated Thursday when armed security operatives from the police and Nigerian Army raided the Benin Electricity Distribution Company headquarters in Benin City, abducting and allegedly brutalizing NUEE officials Comrade William Uwumarogie and Comrade Mathew Eromobor.
- Following their release early Friday, October 23, the union officials and Edo State Government reached an agreement; Governor Monday Okpebholo committed to recognizing the NLC caretaker committee and conducting substantive elections within three to six months.
- Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, confirmed the resolution, emphasizing that all parties agreed to work together for the peace and progress of Edo State, effectively ending the industrial action.
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