The Managing Director of the Bayelsa Electricity Company Limited, Mr Olice Kemenanabo, has attributed the prolonged power outage in Yenagoa and its environs to a fatal motor accident that occurred around the Opolo area of the state capital penultimate week.
Kemenanabo, who is also the chairman of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, explained this in a statement he signed and issued to journalists on Tuesday. The BECL boss urged residents to remain calm as the state was working with the Federal Ministry of Power, TCN and other relevant agencies to ensure the restoration of power supply to the affected areas.