Nigeria, Nov. 24 -- The Imo State Government has accused the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) of planning "massive power outages" in the state.

EEDC is the power distribution company responsible for electricity supply in south-eastern Nigeria.

The Commissioner for Information in Imo State, Declan Emelumba, in a statement on Sunday, stated that the alleged planned power outage by the EEDC was intended to sabotage the Light Up Imo Project, an electricity initiative of the state government.

Mr Emelumba claimed without evidence that the state government had obtained "credible intelligence" of the alleged plans by EEDC management to "unleash major power outages" in Imo State.

He further claimed that the government has "ample e...