The power supply to the Bwari Area Council, covering Kubwa, Dutse, Gwarinpa, Ushafa, Dawaki and other major towns of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has been shut down. This follows an accident that happened around the deadly Tipper garage, near AYM Shafa filling station in Dutse.
A source told Legit.ng that a drunken driver rammed into 3 electricity poles along the area, making power supply to the area council impossible.
For more than four days, residents of the afforementioned towns and communities have remained perpetually in darkness amid shortage of fuel in the nation’s capital.
Residents told Legit.ng that the power issue had lingered for many days and as each day passes, monies are being lost. Apart from the loss of cash among business people, food and other items stock in their refrigerators have all been trashed.
Lamenting the development, a resident of Pmagbe in Ushafa simply identified as Mr Alex, said the situation was becoming unbecoming. He said:
“The current situation is very sad. No matter what has gone wrong, it’s sad to stay without power for four days. The AEDC should wake up and do something about the issue,” he said.
Another community leader, Otobo, wonders why Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, were foot-dragging over the matter, insisting that it’s their responsibility to have the power issue sorted and on time too.
Otobo said: “They need to fix the power issue as quickly as possible. While we can’t deny the fact that we are losing money to this development, AEDC too should realize that they are losing money. It’s their duty to fix this on time.”
When Legit.ng reached out to the Bwari General Manager, AEDC, Engr Shola, he said the situation was caused by dangerous driving. According to him, a drunken driver ran into 3 polls around AYM Ushafa.
He said the man who is curently in comma at an undisclosed hospital cannot afford to fix the damage even as he remains in comma. He said police has impounded the vehicle and AEDC is working assidously to fix the damaged poles.
He, however, said that there was an issue with logistics to enable the company move the new poles to the location of the incident. He assured our reporter that every effort is in place to restore power to the affected areas.
He also lamented that while efforts were in place to fix the damaged poles, another vehicle ran into the wires and dragged them, a situation that further complicated the situation.
Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Tipper garage axis is increasingly becoming a dead zone following the incessant accidents that occur in that axis.
No fewer than four persons were killed over the weekend when a truck failed its break and ran into people and vehicles.
Since this year, no fewer than 30 people have been reportedly killed following different accidents that occurred in the area.
Culled from Legit.