Osogbo communities protest epileptic power supply

Residents of communities in Osogbo under the aegis of United Communities have raised concerns over the persistent epileptic power supply by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).

The communities expressed their concerns in a communiqué submitted to the IBEDC Osogbo Business District Office on Wednesday.

The Chairman of the communities, Mr Sulaiman Buruji, led residents to the IBEDC office to submit the communiqué.

The affected communities include Owo-Eba, Garage Ilesa, Tara, Oke-Bale axis, OSBC area, Uniosun axis, Air Force Base, Army Depot, Boredun, Coker, Odu, and Omu.

In the communiqué, the communities asked IBEDC to restore them to Band A.

They stated that since the reclassification of the communities from Band A to C, they have been subjected to grossly inadequate power supply.

The communiqué noted that, contrary to the Electricity Distribution Service Reflective Tariff framework, which stipulates a minimum of 12 to 16 hours of daily supply for Band C, the communities receive barely four hours of electricity per day.

It added that, in some instances, an entire day may pass without electricity supply.

According to the communiqué, the impact of the epileptic power supply has been devastating, with residents experiencing severe hardship and small-scale businesses on the verge of collapse.