Africa Business Radio

President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company following a prolonged internal power tussle among the owners of the company which affected the welfare of the staff of the distribution company. Media Aide to the Minister of State, Power, Ofem Uket in a statement announced that a new interim governing board had been appointed to oversee the day-to-day operations of the electricity distribution company. The statement indicated that the sack of the management team was conveyed by the presidency to the federal ministry of power, stressing that the new development takes immediate effect. It stated that the Minister of Power, Aliyu Abubakar and Agba, had earlier intervened through dialogue with the ministry of labour, Bureau of Public Enterprises, and the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, to resolve and call off the 14 hours strike action.