Residents of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State staged a protest at the headquarters of the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), in Yola, demanding the immediate restoration of electricity after more than two months of blackout.
Under the banner of the Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTION), the protesters barricaded the entrance to the YEDC office, preventing staff from leaving the premises and customers from entering.
The demonstrators accused the company of neglecting their communities despite repeated appeals.
The Adamawa State coordinator of MOTION, Andrew Musa, said the protest was born out of frustration over the prolonged blackout and the lack of visible effort to restore electricity.
“We did not leave our homes because we enjoy protesting. We are here because we have been without electricity and there is no deliberate effort to restore power,” Musa said.
Also speaking, another protester, Hakeem Abba, said several meetings involving YEDC and security agencies had ended with unfulfilled promises.
Speaking in a similar vein, another protester, Adamu Ahmed, said he and his fellow residents had made several efforts to resolve the issue through dialogue but had received assurances that were never matched with action.
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