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Ibos so emotionally unsecure, what is wrong with you people?

superstar1:
Can you read very well or do you need glasses?

Why do you chest beaters like deceiving yourselves.

The daily reported that artisans were complaining of high electricity bills and lack of supply of electricity and you are here picking the one that will give you false sense of satisfaction.

Who is deceiving who?

pls there is no chest beating in this. What i posted is nothing but the pure truth. I personally know that the georges and azikiwe axis is the most developed area of aba with constant power supply. Even the fmr gov have a mansion there. Maybe the had transformer problem then because as we speek azikwe have light

focus7:
Since it seems you have never travelled out of the south east (just three states from the south south is bigger than the whole of south east), let me inform you that the south east is the smallest region in Nigeria political landscape, therefore the power allocation to the region is sufficient enough to serve them.

this is not about land size but population. Having land without many people living in it to use the light is useless.
Though i think that the reason for the power is because of so many private individuals investing in power. Aba alone has about three power plants that is not connected to the general grid!


Lest i forget, igbos are not limited to south east alone. My mother is from egbema and she is igbo. Se is a nigerian creation
besides sE is one of the zone with the highest arable land. Having land full of water and desert is useless

explorer250:
pls there is no chest beating in this. What i posted is nothing but the pure truth. I personally know that the georges and azikiwe axis is the most developed area of aba with constant power supply. Even the fmr gov have a mansion there. Maybe the had transformer problem then because as we speek azikwe have light

I am not antagonising you or going against your personal experience.

I only posted the event that occurred yesterday, where citizens of Aba are protesting over exorbitant bills and lack of electricity supply, as reported by Vanguard.

Chest beating or not i kw EEDC is doing beta dan most of d rest comparing my experience at enugu and abuja plus reports frm sw. Those who call us chest beaters r d same ppl dat make noise abt Fashola's glorified generators, dey flood NL wit fashola comisioning street lights. Continue waiting 4 Buhari, Nestoil's power plant in anambra will be completed soon, last tym i travelled to warri Nestoil was laying huge pipes frm Ughelli toward Anambra to deliver gas.

basilo101:
Chest beating or not i kw EEDC is doing beta dan most of d rest comparing my experience at enugu and abuja plus reports frm sw.

pls is eedc owned by the former minister for power prof balt nnaji?

superstar1:
I am not antagonising you or going against your personal experience.

I only posted the event that occurred yesterday, where citizens of Aba are protesting over exorbitant bills and lack of electricity supply, as reported by Vanguard.

They have transformer issues

InyinyaAgbaOku:
They have transformer issues

Nothing of such was mentioned in the report.

What the artisans complained about were:
1. The bill

2. Lack of supply.

And not Transformer.

superstar1:
Nothing of such was mentioned in the report.

What the artisans complained about were:
1. The bill

2. Lack of supply.

And not Transformer.

They probably don't know where their problem is coming from.
because I just confirmed from an Aba friend who said their light is near constant . Aba has many powerplants actually

aresa:
Still beating that empty and shallow chest?...


Comedians...

here comes the real chest better. From the tribe that builds skyscrapers with their mouths

Dewze:
I've not been to the east myself but my mum was transfered there some months back. She tells me on phone that light is almost constant where she is in abakaliki. So the op may be right, but I think there is good power supply in the North as well. The south west is were the epileptic supply really is rampant.

I concur with you.Abakaliki tops the rest of SE cities in availability of power.There has been not more than 3 power outages for almost a week now which doesn't even last for more than 5mins.My cousin that visited me keeps wondering if this is really happening in Nigeria.

Give it up for Ogbaru people at Anambra. I have always wondered what they are doing with light, I mean constant power supply. Ever seen your typical rural villagers storing food in the fridge and watching dstv after a rigorous farmwork.

NOBLEDANDY:
Lies..
we hardly have light here in Anambra state...
We all use generator, no one is talking about phcn here

You are a m0r0n. What that guy said is true. I have lived in Onitsha althrough my life before I moved to Lagos. I notice that one thing I missed about the East is the issue of public power supply

Nonybb:
You are a slowpoke. What that guy said is true. I have lived in Onitsha althrough my life before I moved to Lagos. I notice that one thing I missed about the East is the issue of public power supply

That was then..
You are a vagabond...

It depends on which line you are connected to.
Street A might get 19 hours of electricity a day, while Street B few metres away gets less than 7 hours of electricity a day.

focus7:
Since it seems you have never travelled out of the south east (just three states from the south south is bigger than the whole of south east), let me inform you that the south east is the smallest region in Nigeria political landscape, therefore the power allocation to the region is sufficient enough to serve them.

ofe mmanu

naija8080:
Because they like to get things done. That's why they want their own country (Biafra)...to build a nation worthy of emulation!

Picture 1 - Enugu
Picture 2 - Onitsha
Picture 3 - Awka

they don't know that south east use coal to generate more lights to their people

Chukwugekwu:
they don't know that south east use coal to generate more lights to their people

which coal?abandoned Enugu coal?are you ok?

What's the need for this??

explorer250:
oga dnt mind people that dont pay their bills. I live at clifford road, aba south local gov area and there is good power supply. Pls that documentary is an old one maybe, when we where still under phcn. Since eedc came to stay things have changed. Recently every two to three house have a mini transformer and the project area covered is 90%. So pls that documentary is a farce!

You want me to believe your claims based on assumptions and 'maybe's, and ignore a Channels news investigation aired last night? And you want me to believe people that complain of running generators all day cannot afford their bills? It wasn't a 'false' documentary, it was a news piece.

Here's the video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik60CdUE_18

Cc: superstar1

asha80:
which coal?abandoned Enugu coal?are you ok?

hahaha you abandon it but it's useful to the owners

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asha80:
which coal?abandoned Enugu coal?are you ok?

Osun State has the best power supply. Oshogbo, Ile-Ife, Ede and Ilesha sometimes have 24 hours supply.

lies........many LGAs in Anambra,Imo nd most especially Abia state dont even enjoy an hr of electricity.

asha80:
which coal?abandoned Enugu coal?are you ok?

don't make blinds aguenment

It depends on where you stay.
We have 11KV, 22KV, and 33KV lines.
While I enjoy almost 24/7 power supply on a 33KV line whenever I go to Ilorin, same can not be said of my Uncle's place just about 2Km away.

Rawani:
You want me to believe your claims based on assumptions and 'maybe's, and ignore a Channels news investigation aired last night? And you want me to believe people that complain of running generators all day cannot afford their bills? It wasn't a 'false' documentary, it was a news piece.

Here's the video:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik60CdUE_18

Cc: superstar1

God will bless you. That is the Channels TV version of the Vanguard report.

I do not know why they take glory in vain things.

The only thing left for us to hear from these people is that their fathers manhood are bigger than that of others.

Chukwugekwu:
don't make blinds aguenment

pls if can't quote me once and make your comments then shift..coal is not in use anywhere in Nigeria now simple

explorer250:
i live at aba and most times we have light for eithteen hours everyday, when bad twelve hours. Thesame case with owerri. If you go to anambra especially onitsha,akwa and nnewi they usually have light upto twenty hours a day. Enugu's own na die hard. I have noticed that eastern states normaly have light regularly than other zones in nigeria. Pls can someone tell me why?

Aba 18 hours?? Owerri also! you lie for sure! Not true hardly light like every where else

Some south east state have light more in my opinion bcus the amt of power generated frm d National grip after sharing it to state level is enough sustain most south east state, they have little industrial consumers of power. The few south east that have regular power shortage it could be as a result of transformer or poor installation of power cables, it could also be as a result of laziness frm d power distributing company in that state.

explorer250:
this is not about land size but population. Having land without many people living in it to use the light is useless.
Though i think that the reason for the power is because of so many private individuals investing in power. Aba alone has about three power plants that is not connected to the general grid!


Lest i forget, igbos are not limited to south east alone. My mother is from egbema and she is igbo. Se is a nigerian creation
besides sE is one of the zone with the highest arable land. Having land full of water and desert is useless

Thank you for making it clear to him, most people on nairaland are stagnate illiterate.

@op....please visit oshogbo..that's all I ave to say!!!