Osun Power Outage: We Are Faced With Paucity Of Fund, IBDEC Tells Osun Assembly
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBDEC) has told the Osun State House of Assembly that the five months power outage in Ife North Local Government Council of the state was due to the faulty power transformer that will cost 90 million Naira.
The Regional Head of Osun IBDEC, Mr. Akin Ogunleye stated that the distribution company had tried its best in resolving the power outage thinking that the situation is what it can handle until it found out that a whooping sum of 90 million Naira which the company cannot afford will be required.
The House had last week summoned the Managing Director of IBDEC, the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) and the Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission (FCCPC) after a motion by Hon. Lekan Olatunji over the power outage in the communities.
The Speaker, Hon. Timothy Owoeye stressed that the state Assembly can’t continue to see the people of the state thrown into darkness and stand aside and watch without finding a lasting solution to the situation.
He held that the House of Assembly will not shy away from its constitutional responsibility by allowing people to be deprived of their rights to electricity and meaningful life.
The Speaker adjourned the meeting till 26th of October for IBDEC to come up with a solution template.
