NAIJA PALAVER: Power firm disconnects electricity consumers for insulting manager

Residents of Itire-Ikate/Ijesha in Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area of Lagos State have been told by the Business Manager, Mushin
Business District, of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Mr. D.O Adewunmi, that they would have
no electricity supply because they abused him.

Residents of the community, comprising over 20 streets, had mobilised to the Marina, Lagos Island head office of the company to protest alleged insensitivity of the Mushin Business District to
their plight.
They lamented that members of staff of the business district were in the habit of extorting money from them before rendering any form of assistance. They also complained of poor services, estimated billings and general poor attitude of the company staff to their customers.

Wielding placards bearing various inscriptions such as “We don’t want darkness” and “crazy billing is evil”, the protesters blocked the road in
front of the office, chanting solidarity songs. The Public Relations Officer of the company, Godwin Idemudia, asked the protesters, who were in their hundreds, to select representatives to meet with
the management inside the company.