The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has come under fire by Residents of Imo State following the company's inability to maintain regular power supply to the people of the state since the beginning of 2024. The criticisms came mostly from those residing within Owerri, the capital territory.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company,
, has come under fire by Residents of Imo State following the company's inability to maintain regular power supply to the people of the state since the beginning of 2024. The criticisms came mostly from those residing within Owerri, the capital territory. Expressing their grievances with our correspondent the residents lamented that they were not satisfied with the poor service being rendered by the electricity company as they witnessed constant blackouts on a daily basis.
has been very unfair to us. Since January this year, the power supply to our area has not been satisfactory. We barely have light for two hours a day and it is affecting businesses. Still, at the end of the month, we receive electricity bills and are compelled to pay' he lamented.
should improve on their services which have been so poor since the beginning of this year, 'he said. Lending his voice, a trader at the Old Stadium, Owerri, Earnest Ekwe highlighted the decline in power supply, saying, 'We hardly see light and when it comes, it does not stay. This is affecting our business. We know that electricity has never been regular but since this year it has not been so good at all, 'he complained.
rages, questions are raised concerning what could be the reasons behind the deteriorating situation in the sector.
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