Small and Medium Scale Enterprises business owners under the aegis of Association of Shop Owners, Sura Complex on Lagos Island yesterday stormed the premises of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in Marina to protest against poor and erratic power supply.
The obviously frustrated business owners led by their chairman, Mrs Bunmi Ann Ajayi, demanded that they have resolved henceforth to source electricity power from an Independent Power Project (IPP) and no-longer ready to do business with EKEDC.
The protesters brandished placards with inscriptions such as: “Sura Association say no to EKEDC, we want IPP,” “Stop EKEDC exploitation, IPP come to rescue us,” “We are tired of epileptic power supply, EKEDC stop disrupting our businesses,” FG save our businesses, give us IPP,” “Uninterrupted power supply is an illusion under EKEDC,” among others.
The protesters, who gathered at the entrance of the disco lamented that through the epileptic power supply from EKEDC,…
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