Again, youths take over Afam power plant over blackout

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Angry youths of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Wednesday, occupied the Afam Power Plant to protest the blackout in their area following the failure of Port Harcourt Electricity Distr

ibution Company to restore electricity in their community.

It was learnt that the protest was organised by the Oyigbo People’s Assembly in partnership with other stakeholders and pressure groups from the area. The statement read, “It is on record that we have exhausted all peaceful engagements, the last being the meeting held in Port Harcourt on 27th of August, 2020 at the instance of the DSS in which all the operators, including SPDC, Afam Plant Place, TCN, Rivers State Government represented by the Commissioner for Power and PHEDC, where it was unanimously agreed that our light should be switched on.

 

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