From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Worried by the continue deterioration in electricity supply across Kogi state, an advocacy group under the auspices of Light Up Movement (LUM), has issued a seven day ultimatum to Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), to improve on its power supply or face street protest capable of shutting down the company.
The group a communique issued at the end of one day emergency meeting held in Lokoja and signed by the group’s Chairman, Comrade Zakari Iliyasu; the Secretary, Yabagi Mohammed expressed dismay over the incessant epileptic power supply, without cogent explanations from authorities concerned.
According to the communique, the group is irked by the drastic drop in the duration of electricity supply customers currently enjoy, especially during the day in the midst of scorching heat wave that characterise the weather of the area.
The group also stated that the ugly development does not reflected in customers billing and asked why the AEDC was making customers to pay for services not enjoyed.
The group further reiterated its commitment to engage necessary stakeholders in the power sector as one of it’s core objective so as to create peaceful environment for interface for the benefit of all, and urged all concerned to also play their parts.
The group while acknowledging some gains that have been recorded as a result of it’s activities, said that would not make the organization shy away from its statutory obligation to electricity consumers in the state.
The group therefore appealed to the public to exercise patience, adding that if at the end the 7-day ultimatum, it does not see any remarkable improvement, it would mobilise it’s members and the public to shut down all AEDC offices.
