INIOBONG UKPE MBOHO (Ini9ja)
Residents Decry Fifteen Years of Power Outage
Youths of Ikot Abasi Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State have protested at the Ibom Power Plant.
The their anger is that the host community to the ibom power plant has since been complaining about power failures in the area.
The youths were said to have gathered at the entrance to the power plant and barricaded it with a traditional injunction of eight human corpses to halt further movement in and out of the company.
It was gathered that the youths were protesting the non- availability of electricity in the area despite the fact that the State-owned Power plant was located in the LGA. Youths leader of Ikot Abasi village and chairman, Youth President’s Forum of Ikot Abasi LGA, Mr Archibong Williams, said the people have been living without power supply for more than 15 years.
Most of the community members took to their Facebook page to share their grievances on the issue.
The youth leader of Ikot Abasi village and Chairman, Youth President’s Forum in the local government, Mr Archibong Williams, said the residents had been without electricity for 15 years despite being the host to the Ibom Power Plant.
Williams said, “We host a power plant that is called the Ibom Power Plant and for years, it has been generating electricity, but we don’t see the electricity and the host communities have nothing to show for it. We have been in darkness for 15 years.
“Sometime last year, we gave a 21-day ultimatum, which was extended to one year and some days, but our grievances were not addressed.
“The youths, yesterday (Monday) and today (Tuesday), decided that the company was not going to operate again. So, we have shut down the company and put eight corpses by the gate as a traditional injunction to stop movement in and out of the company.” He said
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