The Kogi State Government has accused the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) of failing to honour their agreement when power was privatized under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan country.
The Kogi State Commissioner For Rural Development, Mr Enema Paul disclosed this in Lokoja while briefing journalistS on the activities of his Ministries.
Paul noted that the distribution company were supposed to repair and replace any warn out electrical infrastructure, adding that the company has failed to give out adequate power to Kogi people.
He bemoaned the company for putting the state in regular blackout.
The commissioner maintained that it is to this end that there was need for the state government to come to the aide of his people by providing transformers and looking forward to seek power from an alternative source.
According to him, “When Power was privatized under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, AEDC and their sister companies across the country agreed to fix and replace any electrical installations that break down.
” What we are seeing right now is the reserve. Many transformers under their watch are down thereby allowing our people to suffer power outage in their various communities. The Government under Alhaji Yahaya Bello could not take this any longer as he has provided Transformers and seek alternative power supply to remove his people from this suffering.”
He also raised concern on the spate of vandalization on electrical installations across the State just as he called on law enforcement agencies to live up to expectation by protecting critical infrastructure in the length and breath of Kogi State.
The commissioner also stated that Governor Yahaya Bello in collaboration with key companies in the power sector has completed the installations of over 100 transformers to boost power supply across Kogi East, West, and Central part of the State.
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