Benue blackout: JED is wrong to punish innocent people, says Hon

Prof. Sebastine Hon, the Social Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Benue State, condemned the total blackout in the state capital amid a dispute between Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) and the Benue State Government. In a statement in Makurdi, he said JED should not make residents bear the consequences of its conflict with the government. He urged the company to restore electricity while pursuing lawful means to resolve the dispute. Hon said the prolonged outage has crippled businesses and affected hospitals, schools and households.