On Monday, some inhabitants of Masaka, Nasarawa State, lamented the area’s lack of power supply as well as the expense of using a producing set.
In separate interviews with the OBASANJO NEWS24, the people characterised their suffering as horrific.
They expressed dissatisfaction about having to endure darkness for more than three months.
The scenario upset homemaker Mrs. Lovina Elisha, who demanded an urgent response from the appropriate authorities.
She claimed that because there was no power supply, businesses could blackmail customers for power-related services by employing alternate power sources.
In the absence of electricity, Elisha stated, “I take my phone to charging locations, where they charge up to N200 since they use fuel in their producing sets, which is even more expensive.
Our predicament had been like for some time. It is getting so bad that we need the authorities to step in and save us.
She stated, “I am simply a housewife and do not have a source of income, so if this continues, I may have to dump my phone at home and go without it.
In line with this, another local, Mr. Ebuka James, claimed that the predicament has left some families’ electrical gadgets inoperable.
Because of the erratic power supply, he claimed that most individuals could no longer afford to keep perishables in refrigerators or freezers.
This has caused many households to lose a sizable amount of food, he continued.
Another local who owns a phone charging station, Mr. Timothy Dara, claimed that the circumstance was hurting his company more than helping it.
He asserted that when electricity is unstable and fuel is inexpensive for those who have backup producing systems, business booms more.
He claimed, however, that everyone’s work was made difficult and delayed by the erratic power supply and the increase in fuel prices.
“At first, people took advantage of me because I only charged as little as N50 due to the erratic power supply, but today, due to the rise in fuel prices, I was left with no choice but to raise my prices.
“Unfortunately, because I charge as much as N200 per phone, I never get new clients.
Due to the severe difficulties in the nation, he said, “I am occasionally forced to reduce it from N200 to N150.” Not everyone can afford to pay N200 to charge a phone, he added.
According to Mr. Rownald Peter, a representative of the electrical company in the state’s Kuchikau district, the area’s power loss was caused by a malfunction with the power feeder that supplies the area.
Our engineers are currently putting in a lot of effort to restore power there, he said. All hands are on deck to get things back to normal, so we beg for more tolerance from the populace.
