Residents and business owners of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have decried the epileptic power supply being experienced in FCT and berated the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).
The residents said AEDC was not living up to expectations and urged it to improve its services.
The electricity consumers, who spoke with the newsmen in Abuja yesterday, decried the poor power supply to their business premises and homes.
According to them, the power supply has declined compared to how it has been in the past. Meanwhile, it would be recalled that AEDC had, in a recent notice, informed customers that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) was carrying out maintenance on its 132/33 kV Kukwaba T/S.
The company said: “The exercise affected customers in Games Village, Kabusa Gardens, Galadimawa Village, Human Right Radio, Sunny Vale, Suncity, Voice of Nigeria, Aco, Penthouse Estate, Panalpina World Trans Ltd., Aleita Community, Sabon Lugbe, Pyakasa, and Chika.
Other areas affected by the maintenance, according to it, are Lugbe across zones 1–9, Trademore, National Stadium, Eye Clinic, House on the Rock, Indoor Complex, Family Worship Centre, Bromax Estate, Wuye, and Utako.
“Railway Station, Federal Medical Centre, Coca-Cola, EFCC HQ, Idu Industrial Area, CITEC Estate, BAZE University, Efab Global Estate, Diamond Court Estate, Wonderland, African University of Science and Technology, and its environs
“While we regret the inconvenience, please be assured that this outage is necessary to ensure a more robust and reliable power supply to all our valued customers.”
