LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has pledged to restore electricity supplies, following a three-week power outage that affected tenants, residents, and business owners in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The affected communities in the State incudes Ibafo, Magboro, Makogi, Oke-Afa, and Aseese, among other areas.
PUNCH reports that the Spokesperson for the power company, Busolami Tunwase, on 23 March, said its technical team were on top of the situation, adding that power would be restored as soon as work had been completed.
“Our technical team is working to restore power soon,” she said.
In the statement by the Spokesperson, the IBEDC had blamed the incident on a technical fault on the Ibafo 33KVA feeder.
It listed other affected areas as Magada and Ago Igbala.
The Company have however, failed to give a timeline for the restoration of power in the affected communities.
Residents of the affected communities have lamented over the three-week blackout prevailing in their communities.
While narrating his experience, a landlord in Magboro, who pleaded anonymity, said that “the situation started before the presidential election of February 25 and persists.”
A housewife, simply identified as Iya Bola, said the situation was unbearable due to the hot weather currently being experienced.
“My rechargeable fan used to enable me to sleep well at night when it was not our community’s turn to have electricity because the power supply to us gets rationed.
“Sadly, with the total blackout, I have been unable to recharge the fan and it has been difficult sleeping at night because of the heat,” she said.
A frozen food trader at a market in Oke-Afa, Yemisi Ajiboye, lamented the amount she had been spending on fuel to power her generator in order to keep her business afloat.
“I cannot remember the amount I have spent on petrol since this total blackout started. I always have to rush down to the market early to power the generator so that the frozen food in my refrigerator will not spoil,” she said.
Another trader, Babatunde Azeez, wondered that no one seemed to be bothered enough to speak out against the continued power outage.
“Perhaps, it’s because of the general election; they seem distracted. Maybe the situation will change now that the elections are over,” he said.
