Load Shedding: FCT residents decry inequitable power distribution
Many residents in 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.
Electricity consumers residing in Nyanya, Lugbe, Kubwa , Prince and Princess Estate, Area 3, Gaduwa and environs said that they have not had light for days.
The residents said in spite of the load-shedding, some areas have constant power supply, while other areas do not have at all.
Peter Otabor, a pharmacist residing in Gaduwa Estate said “we know AEDC is load-shedding light but they should ensure that it is equitably distributed to all”.
A banker, Eramus Okon, who resides at Area 3, decried the poor power supply to the area, saying it had worsened in the last two months.
“We have only had light four times for a few hours in the last three weeks”, a situation he said had affected his daily routine,” Mr Okon said.
Smart Okeke, who owns a cold room at Lugbe, said that he had to put on his generator every day for close to 10 hours to preserve his goods.
“Cold room business is not easy to manage without light, so I have to look for diesel for my generator to power my cold room, “he said.
A fashion designer also in Kubwa, Shola Akinremi, said lack of stable electricity supply in the area had continued to affect her business, saying that she could not meet her customers’ needs.
When contacted, a spokesperson for AEDC, Donald Etim, said that parts of Lugbe, Kubwa, Area 3 and environs were experiencing poor power supply due to faults.
Mr Etim, however, said that the AEDC team were working assiduously to ensure that those faults were quickly resolved to ensure consumers get steady power supply.
Earlier in March, he attributed the poor supply to its franchise areas to low power generation from the national grid.
(NAN)
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