Nigerians have
continued to be confused on which regime of power managers to rely on with the
multifaceted problems rocking the electricity distribution in the country.
First, Nigerians
saw the inefficiency in ECN then the name was transformed to Nigerian
Electrical Power Authority (NEPA), this body, thrived for some years to manage
the power supply and management but, the complaints that rocked the ECN were
never addressed.
As the country
continued with its political experiments, the complaints were readdressed by
the introduction of the concept of privatization. In between the process of
actualizing the proposed privatization, NEPA gave way for Power Holding Company
of Nigeria (PHCN).
While the
manipulation in the sector continued, Nigerians were beating and thrown to
their wildest imagination that the Privatization Policy only benefited those
who have been leaders in the polity.
In effect, PHCN
has now handed over to Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) to complete
the privatization circle.
In all these,
many communities are still kept in darkness as some do not have transformer
and those that have can not remember when last they saw a flash.
A case at hand
is the Jenta Makeri and Jenta Adamu Communities in Jos, Plateau State, and Otampa Community in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.
REALITY finding
reveals that the Transformer at the Police Barrack junction before the
Inspector’s Quarters, Jos, is shared by two different offices of the Jos Electricity Distribution (JED), Company, the
Gadabiu and the Tudunwada offices. To this extent, it confuses consumers to
know which of the offices is responsible for its management and maintenance.
As at the time
of filing this report, the cables that the transformer transfers power through
are alleged to be out dated and are bad.
Samuel Atan, a
resident of Jenta Makari community, who spoke to our correspondent reacted “well
they are only managing the transformer. They want us as consumers to contribute
and buy cables for a private company that is making profit from our patronage.
Is this not wrong? When there is light, we have to wait for a staff from their
office to come and fix a temporary fuss for us. This is wrong! Since the
assumption of JED, no transformer has been given any attention not to talk of
replacing them. This is sad!”.
For Otampa
Community in Abia State, it was sadly reported that the Royal Father of the Community, HRH EZE Umesieobi, the Ota1 of Otampa, and the entire Otampa Community, have spent months without any sign
that the distribution of light would come back to the Community.
REALITY finding
reveals that, owing to a proposal that a road might be constructed through Otampa to
Amaibo area of Isuikwuato, the Distribution Company allegedly removed
the transformer that supplies light to the community with a good reason to
relocate the transformer.
However, as this
report is being presented, the transformer is nowhere to be found as the
relocation has not taken place in the last three months, thereby leaving the Community and its Royal father in darkness.
While the people
wait for the distribution company to meet the needs of the people of Otampa and
Jenta Makeri, REALITY shall keep you posted!
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