Nigerians Lament As Power Supply Drops To Six Hours Daily

The hardship currently witnessed by Nigerians across the country took a turn for the worse in Abuja in the last couple of days as Abuja Electricity Distribution Company reduced power supply to the Federal Capital Territory and neighbouring states to an average of six hours a day.

This was in negation of recent claims by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, two weeks ago, that power supply had hit a new high of 4,488 megawatts (MW).

We observed that over a month, the power situation in Abuja took a turn for the worse, with households having to grapple with exorbitant electricity bills despite the absence of electricity.

However, only a few high-brow areas and selected areas like Asokoro, Maitama, Wuse 2, Gwarimpa, among others and some areas with lesser population, like Dutse-Sokale, Dutse-Alhaji; some selected streets in Arab Road and Fate Foundation in Kubwa, all in Bwari Area Council, can boast of a near stable supply of electricity.

Residents in some areas in Nyanya, Karu , Jikwoyi, Mararaba, Kuje also lamented the epileptic power situation and ineffectiveness of AEDC, stating that they scarcely get electricity for an average of six hours daily.

Area 7 and Area 8 in Garki, in the Central Area was not left out, as many organisations around the area had to resort to the use of generating sets to power their business premises.

Also, some areas are condemned to rationing or load –shedding, as they see electricity on some days while on some other days they stay in darkness. Specifically, one resident in Lugbe, Mr. Samuel Abass, said power supply to their area is on a “One day on, one day off,” basis.
He called on the Federal Government to come to their aid and save them from the ineffectiveness and exploitative tendencies of the power companies.

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