NUEE threatens nationwide strike after assault on leaders
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) announced on October 23, 2026, that it may extend its ongoing industrial action in Edo State into a nationwide strike due to the brutalization of its Edo State chairman, William Uwumarogie, and member Matthew Eromobor by security operatives in Benin City. The union has given security personnel 24 hours to return the confiscated phones and personal belongings of the two members and called for the withdrawal of security personnel from the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) headquarters.
Uwumarogie and Eromobor were arrested on October 22, 2026, while union members were protesting over poor remuneration and unsafe working conditions. Following a meeting mediated by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Muhammadu Dingyadi, the strike was suspended in Delta, Ondo, and Ekiti states, leaving Edo as the only affected state.
NUEE Vice-President, West, David Ehigiamusoe, condemned the alleged attack and warned of potential escalation beyond Edo State.
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