Ebonyi villagers blame EEDC for blackout and business losses
Residents of Obodoaba and Ikpele villages in Ebonyi State have accused the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EEDC) of neglect and exploitation. Community leader Calaminus Ogbuabor said businesses have collapsed due to a prolonged power outage after their transformer was removed. Despite making payments and appeals, the villages remain in darkness, with many residents forced to migrate. Efforts to get a response from EEDC have been unsuccessful.
What we know
- Obodoaba and Ikpele villages claim that their transformer was removed by EEDC officials and never properly replaced, leaving them without electricity.
- The community says they paid over N900,000 to EEDC for a promised new transformer, but only received an old, inadequate one that failed within a month.
- Residents allege that their original government-provided transformer was diverted to another customer by EEDC.
- The blackout has forced small businesses to shut down, with welders, barbers, and manufacturers unable to operate.
- Villagers are appealing to the Ebonyi State Government and NERC for intervention, insisting only a 500KVA transformer can restore power.
