Abuja is Facing a 16-day Planned Power Outage, Starting January 6th.
Consumer advocate Kunle Olubiyo is demanding action.
He’s urging President Bola Tinubu to sanction both the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for the blackout.
Olubiyo says this prolonged outage is a major failure of responsibility, potentially costing businesses and households billions of dollars in lost revenue and spoiled goods.
He highlights the disproportionate impact on families, especially women, who may lose perishable food.
He believes TCN and AEDC should have prevented this by securing funding for a backup substation and working with the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to improve the transmission network.
Olubiyo’s call for presidential intervention aims to minimize the disruption to ongoing development projects and lessen the hardship on Abuja residents.
The planned outage has sparked widespread public anger and criticism of the electricity sector’s failings.
