{"id":61995,"date":"2022-03-27T17:29:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T16:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fct-residents-decry-inequitable-power-distribution"},"modified":"2022-03-27T18:40:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T17:40:24","slug":"fct-residents-decry-inequitable-power-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fct-residents-decry-inequitable-power-distribution","title":{"rendered":"FCT residents decry inequitable power distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the inequitable distribution of power to their homes and business premises.<\/p>\n<p>The residents appealed to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to ensure that the current load shedding is done fairly.<\/p>\n<p>They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that they have not had electricity for almost five consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p>The poor power supply or blackouts in some parts of the territory had lingered for almost two months.<\/p>\n<p>AEDC had attributed the poor supply to its franchise areas to low power generation from the national grid.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Donald Etim, the AEDC Chief Marketing Officer, had said this in a statement issued in Abuja on March 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AEDC wishes to inform our customers in Kogi, Niger, Nasarawa and the FCT that the current low and unstable supply of electricity to homes and businesses is as a result of low power generated to the national grid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent weeks, the level of power generated and served to the national grid for onward delivery to customers has been abysmally low,\u201d Etim said.<\/p>\n<p>This, according to AEDC, has led to load shedding currently being experienced in the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Electricity consumers residing in Nyanya, Lugbe, Kubwa, Prince and Princess Estate, Area 3, Gaduwa and environs told NAN that they have not had light for days.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, inspite of the load-shedding, some areas have constant power supply, while other areas dont have at all.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Peter Otabor, a Pharmacist residing in Gaduwa Estate, said \u201cwe know AEDC is load-shedding light but they should ensure that it is equitably distributed to all\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Otabor said that for close to two days, there was no light in the estate but other areas had light.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know there is low power supply currently on in the country, so if they want to give us light for two hours, so be it, I dont like a situation where some will have and others don\u2019t have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Juliet Okojie, who resides at Prince and Princess Estate, Gudu, also coroborated what Otabor said.<\/p>\n<p>Okojie said that the little power available should go round everybody.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Eramus Okon, a banker who resides at Area 3, decried the poor power supply to the area, saying it had worsened in the last two months.<\/p>\n<p>Okon said \u201cwe have only had light four times for few hours in the last three weeks\u201d, a situation he said had affected his daily routine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know I am a banker and I close late from work, I only cook once a week every Saturday but with this light situation, I cannot do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am appealing to AEDC to give us light even for two or three hours a day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Smart Okeke, who owns a cold room at Lugbe told NAN that he had to put on his generator every day for close to 10 hours to preserve his goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCold room business is not easy to manage without light, so I have to look for diesel for my generator to power my cold room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know about the low power supply and load-shedding but I will be happy if AEDC can give us light for five hours a day, \u201che said.<\/p>\n<p>In Kubwa, Mrs Ese Williams, who reside in Phase 2, Kubwa Extension said there had been no stable light in the area for close to three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Williams, even when the light comes, it is so low that it cannot carry fridge or even fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have thrown away the perishable food stuff I stored in my freezer as they had all gone bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am appealing to AEDC to rectify the fault and give us light even if it for five hours a day, \u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>A fashion designer also in Kubwa, Mrs Shola Akinremi said lack of stable electricity supply in the area had continued to affect her business, saying that she could not meet up her customers\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n<p>Akinremi said that it was very difficult for her to sew at night as her generator was faulty.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted, Mr Donald Etim, AEDC\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer told NAN that parts of Lugbe, Kubwa, Area 3 and environs were experiencing poor power supply due to faults.<\/p>\n<p>Etim said that AEDC team were working assiduously to ensure that those faults were quickly resolved to ensure consumers get steady power supply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not happy about this and our team are working to ensure these faults are rectified quickly, \u201che said .<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the inequitable distribution of power to their homes and business premises. The residents appealed to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to ensure that the current load shedding is done fairly. 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