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Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by bilulu(m): 9:36pm On Dec 01, 2015
The sufferings and hardship currently witnessed by
Nigerians across the country took a turn for the worse in
Abuja in the last couple of days as Abuja Electricity
Distribution Company reduced power supply to the Federal
Capital Territory and neighbouring states to an average of six
hours.
This was in negation of recent claims by the Transmission
Company of Nigeria, TCN, two weeks ago, that power supply
had hit a new high of 4,488 megawatts (MW).
Vanguard observed that over a month, the power situation in
Abuja took a turn for the worse, with households having to
grapple with exorbitant electricity bills despite the absence of
electricity.
However, only a few high-brow areas and selected areas like
Asokoro, Maitama, Wuse 2, Gwarimpa, among others and
some areas with lesser population, like Dutse-Sokale,
Dutse-Alhaji; some selected streets in Arab Road and Fate
Foundation in Kubwa, all in Bwari Area Council, can boast of
a near stable supply of electricity.
In a chat with Vanguard on the epileptic power situation in
Abuja, the spokesperson for the AEDC, Mr. Oyebode Fadipe,
blamed the drop in power supply to a decline in power
generation and some challenges experienced in the area of
transmission.
He stated that Nigerians should not expect a drastic
improvement in power supply at the moment, as 24 months
is still not enough time to do the radical change that people
desire to see in the power sector.
Fadipe disclosed that AEDC has spent over N2 billion for the
rehabilitation of legacy projects, while it is currently spending
N1 billion for ongoing projects, adding that all these is to
enable it bring the network to the point of significant
improvement.
He said, “It is because of these investments that we are even
talking about the electricity we have today, otherwise, 24
months ago it was really drastic.
Shortly before the election in May it was a very bad situation;
where even as a company we got only 18 megawatts Then
how do you share such megawatts, we do not have licence
to generate, we only have licence to distribute.
He, however, blamed the low power supply in some areas on
the fact that some of the areas are highly populated and are
high consumers of electricity.
He said, “The second side of it is that there may be local
problem and coincidentally you find out that areas such as
Kubwa, Karu, Nyanya, Lugbe among others, are high density
areas. Kubwa is the largest satellite town in Abuja, and then
you have Karu, Nyanya and isolated cases like the case of
Garki.
“The issue is not even about population, the basic issue is
availability, it will either be at the point of available generation
or there is equipment inadequacy.”
Despite the assurances by, residents in Apo Village told
Vanguard that they have not had electricity for about two
months due to a faulty transformer.
One of the residents, Kokoma Gabriel, said that efforts to get
AEDC to fix the transformer had been unsuccessful, as some
staff and agents of the company have requested for financial
motivation before the transformer would be fixed.
In Kubwa, residents staying near the village market claim
they hardly get electricity for about four hours daily, while
residents in Phases Two, Three and Four, PW and environs
claim they only get electricity for about six hours, mainly at
night.
In Lagos Street, some area of Gado Nasko, 2-1 Market and
environ, ‘loss of phase’ has become a permanent feature as
some lines goes off for the few hours power supply is
restored.
One of the residents, Mr. Chisom Umeh stated that several
attempt to get officials of AEDC to fix the problem
permanently had not been successful, as the problem
always resurfaced, sometimes, one hour after it is rectified
Also, Kubwa is littered with abandoned power projects as a
World Bank assisted programme to supply small-size
transformers to residents in the area appeared to have been
abandoned for almost two years since the project
commenced.
In the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan’s
administration, polls that were meant to bear the
transformers were quickly installed by some contractors
who told Vanguard that the programme was a World Bank
project. About a year after, the poles are still standing while
no transformer had been installed.
Residents in some areas in Nyanya, Karu, Jikwoyi, Mararaba,
Kuje also lamented the epileptic power situation and
ineffectiveness of AEDC, stating that they scarcely get
electricity for an average of six hours daily.
Area 7 and Area 8 in Garki, in the Central Area was not left
out, as many organisations around the area had to resort to
the use of generating sets to power their business premises.
Also, some areas are condemned to rationing or load –
shedding, as they see electricity on some days while on
some other days they stay in darkness.
Specifically, one resident in Lugbe, Mr. Samuel Abass, said
power supply to their area is on a “One day on, one day off,”
basis.
He called on the Federal Government to come to their aid
and save them from the ineffectiveness and exploitative
tendencies of the power companies.
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/agony-hardship-as-power-supply-drops-to-six-hours-daily/
Re: Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by dunkem21(m): 9:37pm On Dec 01, 2015
grin Vanguard is a propaganda news medium

There is light everywhere ..there's absolutely no need for generators and that's why the govt banned small gen .. cheesy

..Even Fuel is delivered on your doorstep daily if you're Lazy to open your shower and fill up .. grin


..Vanguard should please stop mudslinging the integrity of this govt .. and lalasticlala, pls delete the wailing comment below me; he is sabotaging the govt.

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Re: Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by blackfase(m): 9:37pm On Dec 01, 2015
6hrs ko? In my hood here in Ajara,, Badagry area we rarely hav average of 2hrs a day. Pathetic!
Re: Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by jimi4us: 9:40pm On Dec 01, 2015
I see Nigeria turning into Arab countries like Afghanistan Pakistan Iran Iraq. With their kind of leader we have as President that doesn't shake women or respect them.
Re: Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by kodded(m): 9:48pm On Dec 01, 2015
cc passingshot demdem beremx omenka and alk the progressive zombies




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Re: Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by Bekwarra(m): 10:00pm On Dec 01, 2015
Body language
Re: Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by LordMecuzy(m): 10:03pm On Dec 01, 2015
In Karu strictly on 16hours a day, but we need 24hours
Re: Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by bilulu(m): 7:28am On Dec 02, 2015
LordMecuzy:
In Karu strictly on 16hours a day, but we need 24hours
bros is it d same karu I am?

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Re: Agony, Hardship As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily by LordMecuzy(m): 8:22am On Dec 02, 2015
bilulu:
bros is it d same karu I am?
I dey Karu Site..Yes

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