{"id":178236,"date":"2025-09-10T10:13:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-community-laments-one-year-in-total-blackout"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:21:55","slug":"lagos-community-laments-one-year-in-total-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lagos-community-laments-one-year-in-total-blackout","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Community Laments One Year in Total Blackout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Residents of Imokun in Eredo Local Council Development Area, Epe, Lagos State, have raised alarm over a year-long blackout that has left more than 800 households stranded.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that since September 2023, over 800 households have endured a total blackout following the breakdown of the community\u2019s only power source, a 500 kVA transformer.<\/p>\n<p>Despite repeated attempts to resolve the problem, the situation remains unresolved, forcing many residents and traders to either endure unbearable living conditions or relocate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the community, stakeholder Comrade Olufowobi Eniafe explained that the failed transformer has crippled social and economic activities in the student-dominated area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the twelfth month without electricity. The transformer serves more than 800 houses. A private company told us repairs would cost N8 million, which is far beyond what ordinary residents here can raise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The prolonged blackout has not only deepened frustration but has also increased the cost of living, with many households spending heavily on alternative power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are struggling under the current economic realities. Buying petrol or gas at today\u2019s price is a daily battle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusinesses are shutting down because most shop owners cannot fuel generators. In my house alone, we spend around N8,000 every night on fuel just to have light,\u201d Eniafe lamented.<\/p>\n<p>Despite numerous appeals to government representatives and political office holders, residents say they have received little or no intervention. The only notable support came in June 2024, when Eredo LCDA Chairman, Hon. Monsuru Akinloye, donated a new transformer, but to a different part of the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApart from the chairman\u2019s intervention, none of our legislators have answered our letters, calls, or messages. People here feel abandoned, like we don\u2019t matter,\u201d Eniafe stressed.<\/p>\n<p>As the blackout stretches into its second year, the community is appealing directly to both the Lagos State government and well-meaning Nigerians for urgent intervention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf light is restored today, thousands of people will breathe a sigh of relief. It will bring back life to this community,\u201d Eniafe added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Residents of Imokun in Eredo Local Council Development Area, Epe, Lagos State, have raised alarm over a year-long blackout that has left more than 800 households stranded. 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