Guinean authorities sacked the country\u2019s national electricity company\u2019s boss and his deputies on Saturday as an interminable power outage triggered widespread protests.<\/p>\n
General Mamady Doumbouya, Guinean junter chief, fired Laye Sekou Camara of Electricity in Guinea (EDG) and his two deputies, Fode Soumah and Abdoulaye Kone, by decree on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Friday, Guinea national oil company\u2019s managing director and his deputy were sacked in connection to the blackout in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose responsible for this situation (linked to the power cuts) owe us an explanation, Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah said in a press briefing, \u201cand everyone must take their share of responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
EDG attributed the power outage to \u201can incident on a high-voltage pylon.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dismissal of top-ranking officials in the Guinean power sector follows protests resulting from a power outage that plunged the country\u2019s capital, Conakry, into darkness.<\/p>\n
Two children were killed amid violent protests in Kindia on Tuesday, eliciting Mr Doumbouya to reign in officials in the power sector.<\/p>\n
This comes in the same week Nigeria\u2019s Power Minister Bayo Adelabu listed Guinea among the poor countries where citizens pay more electricity bills than Nigerians while pushing for subsidy removal.<\/p>\n
Mr Adelabu has been adjudged Nigeria\u2019s worst minister of power due to the country\u2019s poor electricity supply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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