The Northern Electricity Distribution Company and Volta River Authority staff groups in the Northern Area have withdrawn all field services in the Tamale Metropolis and its environs following recent attacks on some field officers.
Some staff of NEDCo who were driving official vehicles on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, were stopped, dragged out, and beaten with clubs and sticks by some Tamale youth. The vehicles were subsequently seized and parked at the Gukpena Palace.
In a resolution passed at an emergency meeting in Tamale on Thursday, July 31, 2025, the staff leadership described the attack as “barbaric” and said it had put the lives of workers and company property at risk.
They also noted that the latest incident adds to a series of similar violent attacks on VRA/NEDCo personnel over the years, including the assault of staff at Lamakara in 2016, assault and deflation of company vehicle tires at Dohinayilli in 2017, vandalization of the VRA/NEDCo office by youth in Tamale in 2015, and assault of staff at Vittin in 2019 while disconnecting illegally installed streetlights.
The staff leadership demanded that management and law enforcement identify and prosecute the perpetrators, provide safety and protection for all VRA/NEDCo personnel and property, and retrieve the seized vehicles from the Gukpena Palace.
The statement stressed that although staff will continue to report to the office, they will not engage in any fieldwork until their safety is guaranteed.
“We believe our lives are under threat and we do not feel safe going out to work,” the statement read.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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