Crazy bill, power outage: aggrieved residents storm Eko Disco
In an apparent show of disaffection, aggrieved residents of Trinity Estate have staged a peaceful protest to the Satellite Town office of Eko Electricity Distribution, EKEDP, over what they describe as outrageous bills and epileptic power supply to the area by the company.
The protesters who bore placards some of which read “EKEDP stop defrauding us”, “no light no payment”, “give us pre-paid meters” and “we say no to estimated bills” marched through major streets in the area chanting solidarity songs.
Femi Ogunbajo, chairman of Trinity Estate’s committee while narrating the ordeal of the protesters to reporters, lamented that they were forced to embark on the protest after several pleas to the company failed to yield results.
Ogunbajo said, “We cannot boast of 24 hour electricity supply in this area, yet they keep distributing inflated bills to residents. It is very annoying”
Speaking in the same vein, the General Secretary of the group, Nwakaego decried the attitude of the company and said the community was not happy with their inability to supply power.
He said, “The main reason for this protest is not unconnected with the total darkness in our community due to erratic and epileptic power supply, yet crazy bills are being brought to us.”
Addressing the angry residents, newly appointed district manager of the company, Bello who sympathised with them, appealed for calm assuring that the matter would soon be addressed.
He explained that, “the problem is not peculiar to your area, it is a national problem, as we speak we have one feeder from Ojo Town servicing the whole area even at the moment there is no electricity supply to our Festac Town office.
“I can assure you that arrangement is being made to have two feeders here in order to boost electricity supply to our district.”
He explained that it was not possible to meter every residence in the area at once assuring that 200 pre-paid meters would soon be distributed to residents in batches.
On the so called crazy bills being distributed in the area Bello advised that the community made a formal complaint in writing with necessary proofs to the office.
Responding on behalf of residents, Theresa Okoli, vice chairman of the group, urged officials of EKEDP to stop embarrassing residents of the area with unnecessary disconnection pending the restoration of power to the area.
KELECHI EWUZIE