By Posu Joseph Early February this year, the Agbara District of Eko Electricity Distribution Company(EKEDC) issued a public notice( Please,...
By Posu Joseph
Early February this year, the Agbara District of Eko Electricity Distribution Company(EKEDC) issued a public notice( Please, find attached copy of the notice). Therein, it was declared for public attention an attempt to embark on load shedding. Load shedding is a term adopted by the distribution companies for epileptic supply of energy. By this term, you should not expect constant electricity. Was there any even before the notice ?
The reason given by the company was that there was going to be the First Phase of upgrading of the 2×45 MVA to 2×100 MVA at the Agbara Transmission Substation. Agbara Transmission Substation covers Feeders 33 KVA and 11KVA.
While 11KVA covers areas like Atan, Agbara, Morogbo, down to Ijanikin, 33 KVA covers from Ibiye down to Seme. This means all the Badagry Federation ( Badagry LG, Olorunda LCDA and Badagry West LCDA) are all under Feeder 33KVA.
The said notice specifically stated the commencement date of the upgrade project and the finishing date. It was expected to commence on February 24, 2025 and ended on April 25, 2024. Remember, it was supposed to be the First Phase.
As at the time this piece was written, it is already June 10, 2025 and the expected outcome of the so-called upgrade is yet to be felt.
Aggravating the situation is the fact that the officials of the company never considered it for to communicate across to the consumers the status-quo of the upgrade.
In a few days time, we would have completed the 2nd Quarter of 2025 or the 1st Half of the year. Economic managers use these time frames to measure economic prosperity of any given location and as far as this year is concerned, economic activities in the affected areas have become crippled.
Badagry economy is a small-scale-businesses dominated one and because of their economy of scale, affordability of the fuel pump price is definitely out of their power. These businesses need energy to survive and because the alternative energy is unaffordable, many businesses have folded up and those gasping for survival have become crippled.
I don't think humans should be subjected to this type of harsh, wicked, excruciating, barbaric and inhuman treatment.
My barber was crying for survival the last time I went to his shop. He has resorted to using rechargeable clippers but the clippers need electricity to get recharged. Customers have to endure heat occasioned by lack of electricity in his shop. In all these, he has considered temporary closure of the shop and I just can't imagine what next is left of him.
EKEDC has demonstrated lack of capacity, ambition, readiness, communication and poor treatment of customers.
In a modern economy where people cannot boast of 2 hours of electricity a day is a crime against humanity and should not be acceptable.
EKEDC needs to be sued for 'genocide'.
Posu, Joseph Sewanu writes from Badagry.
DISCLAIME: All opinions, views, and expressions in the above article are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Badagry Today
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