Nigeria, April 7 -- Aba Power Limited Electric, Nigeria's newest electricity distribution company, has apologised to residents of Umuomainta Community in Nbawsi-Nsulu, Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State for failure to supply them with power on Easter Sunday.

In a message to leaders of the community on Monday which was made available to PREMIUM TIMES, spokesperson of the Aba Power Limited Electric, Edise Ekong, explained that lack of power supply was due to the failure of one of its major wire and cable suppliers to provide it with wires last weekend.

Mr Ekong stressed that the wires would have enabled the electricity firm to reconnect the community to regular electricity supply.

"We are surprised that this contracting firm ...