Lagos residents protest 4-month power outage

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Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)

Residents of Ijegun-Imore community in Satellite Town, Lagos State on Monday protested four months of power outage in the area by Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKDC).

Hundreds of placard-carrying protesters from David West New Site Estate blocked their major road, preventing motorists from passing through the area.

Osuchukwu Sam-Bell, Chairman, Landlords/Residents Association, said the community had been in darkness since August due to a transformer fault.

“We want our transformer repaired and restored, we need prepaid meters; EKEDC should come and install our new 500kva transformer now,’’ he said.

Mr Zubby Anazodo, one of the affected residents, said business activities had been paralysed in the area due to the four-month outage.

“Artisans are out of business, people selling frozen foods have closed their shops, it is…

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