Poor Power Supply: Dafinone sues for patience, charges BEDC to improve its service

The senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone has appealed to his constituents to bear with government while it looks for a lasting solution to the current power problem in the country.

This is coming following the rising concerns over the acute poor power supply in Delta Central and recent protest by electricity consumers in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.

Senator Dafinone gave the assurance when he visited the regional office of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, in Warri, Warri South Local Government Area on a fact-finding mission to ascertain the peculiar issues militating against adequate power in the State.

The Delta Central lawmaker and members of his entourage at a meeting with the Regional Head of BEDC, Mr Curtis Nwadei and officials of the Warri Regional Office said his visit forms part of his fact-finding mission to ascertain what lead to January 25, 2024, protest by electricity consumers, mostly women at the Effurun roundabout which caused serious gridlock.

The federal lawmaker expressed dissatisfaction over the power blackout the people are currently subjected to particularly in Delta State which is one of the highest gas-producing states in Nigeria.

He noted, however, that the government is not oblivious of the power problem as the legislative and executive arms are working to deal with the seemingly insurmountable challenges bedevilling the nation’s power sector.

He urged the distribution company to constantly engage the people of the state on such things as power is a key factor in keeping businesses afloat.

Senator Dafinone noted that his focus is to look for solutions especially with the generating companies and the gas company of Nigeria to see how supply can be increased in order for the country to experience better power supply.

He, therefore, sued for patience while government tackles the problem headlong.

The Head, Warri Region of Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, Mr Curtis Nwadei apologized to electricity consumers noting that as the last agent in the value chain of power distribution, it is fully committed to satisfying its consumers and appealed for patience with companies in the value chain.

The senator representing Delta Central before departing the Warri regional office of BEDC, hinted of his plan to pay a similar fact-finding mission to BEDC in Sapele where there are also potential misunderstandings on the power problem.