Residents Appeal Govt Intervention Over Three-month Power Outage In Alimosho
By Felix Kuyinu
Residents and business owners on six streets in Alimosho have appealed for government’s intervention over a three month power outage which has severely crippled normal daily activities in the areas.
The disgruntled individuals spoke on the incident stating that the unwanted condition, which started from second week of March has severely affected business activities and quality of life due to a faulty power transformer.
The residents in Raji Oba, Awoyemi, Folarin, Ajala, Olonade and Akinshola streets, where the incident is ongoing called on the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, to urgently look into the situation and address the prolonged power outage, especially by fixing the faulty transformer.
They further complained that the incident has made them vulnerable to attacks from marauders who operate under the cover of darkness.
One of them, who simply identified himself as Rokeeeb said that having access to water had also been affected. He said: “So, we are pleading as a community, as one, for Ikeja Electric and the appropriate authorities to listen to our cries to save our communities.
“Olonade-Akinsola and other streets have always been a good community and we want it to remain like this.”
Another, Ebunoluwa, said, “We have been in total blackout for over three months, crippling businesses. We are pleading with IKEDC to urgently address this.”
In a letter addressed to the IKEDC and dated March 16 which was made available by residents at Ololanade-Akinsola community, it is noted that several efforts and reports have been made to IKEDC’s customer service and local office, but the situation remains unresolved
It partly reads: “The power failure has severely impacted our daily activities, businesses, healthcare services and overall well-being in these six streets.
“We are yet to receive a clear response regarding an estimated time for restoration. The continuous blackout has caused significant discomfort, economic losses, security concerns within our community.
“In the light of the above, we respectfully request urgent intervention and directive to the appropriate department to expedite the resolution of this issue.”
The community further called on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to urgently intervene in the issue.
