OWNERS of Small and Medium Scale enterprises under the aegis of Association of Shop Owners, Sura Complex on Lagos Island, on Wednesday stormed the premises of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in Marina in protest against poor and erratic power supply, demanding that they were resolved henceforth to sourcing power from an Independent Power Project (IPP) and no longer ready to do business with EKEDC.
The aggrieved business owners led by their chairman, Mrs Bunmi Ann Ajayi, came in fully loaded buses, carrying 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…
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