There was confusion among power sector operators on Tuesday after President Muhammadu Buhari, fired the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company as a result of the strike embarked upon by the AEDC workers the preceding day.

There was confusion among power sector operators on Tuesday after President Muhammadu Buhari, fired the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company as a result of the strike embarked upon by the AEDC workers the preceding day.

Officials of the Federal Ministry of Power said the management of AEDC had been replaced with an interim governing council, stressing that the directive came from the Presidency.

Austin Asoluka, told reporters in Abuja that the management of the AEDC has been dissolved through the initiative of the BPE (Bureau of Public Enterprises), the Deputy Director, Press, FMP.

He added, that a new interim management team formed by NERC (Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) has been put in place.