ivolt:
You should always ask questions before descending into emotional rants.
Ask them what they did 12 years ago to make them lose access to electricity.
Actions have consequences.

I like dis. Can u enlightened us please cos I dey wonder y Dem no get light too

post=105649101:
I was on visit to Ondo state in Nigeria recently and i was shocked to hear from the indigenes and residents to hear about this.

Imagine asking for a cold bottle water or drink and they suddenly start laughing at you.

As a matter of fact, that’s the fastest way to identify a stranger in OKITIPUPA, ONDO STATE. just request for anything cold or iced.

To think that this people have a governor, senator, House of Rep Members is very shameful.

See below video evidence from a resident and pictures of the dilapidated electric poles that ought to be distributing light.

Shame on their leaders.

Please share or tag all the appropriate authorities until they fix it.

Modified: Another Nairalander replied to say it’s even about 16 years. Mehn! The government is wicked!

PS: I am having issues uploading the video

more than 16yrs...Agagu is from Okitipupa, Jimoh Ibrahim, agboola,aiyedatiwa go mention few.

Kelvin30286063:
Hmmm
Op, don't say anything about what you know nothing about. I'm from Okitipupa. That's my home town. Our people caused what they are facing with electricity now. Back in the days, Okitipupa has the best electricity services in ondo state. They refused to pay for power. Then had a major issue with the then NEPA which forced the federal government to disconnect the entire town.
Fast forward to 6 months later, they had a major riot about the issue and thugs burnt all the transformers in the town, burnt all the NEPA offices in the town and even killed some staffs that year. After that, they were totally ignored.
Even now that electricity have been privatized. BEDC who is in charge of power in ondo state asked the people of the town to pay 50% of what they owe and they will help restore power to the town but they refused. Claiming they must see power before they pay any money. Now the town has no hope of ever having power cuz BEDC vowed not to spend millions of naira to restore all the damages if there is no guarantee that they will get their money back.
The governor cannot even intervene since electricity is now in private hands. We are facing a lot of issues with BEDC at the moment and that's down to the fact that the company is owned and controlled by some stupid Benin people.

How can you come online to disgrace yourself like this when everyone knows that the CEO of BEDC, Mrs Funke Iyabo Osibodu is a Yoruba woman?
When Governor Obaseki was at a loggerhead with her in 2018 because of poor power supply, your people felt she was being victimised that even members of the National Assembly were in Edo state to mediate in the face-off. Even the Head of Cooperate Affairs of BEDC who died recently, Mr Tayo Adekunle is from where?
Now that you know a Benin person is not in charge, who are the stupid people?
Below is the link of the Board of Directors of BEDC.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://bedcpower.com/pages/board-of-directors/&ved=2ahUKEwi-rrKL2PTyAhWF2eAKHWWfDZ0QFnoECAgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1HacozQGQyo220bJGZbk7x

Dabronze:
It was beacuse of the witch and t the evil people in that village they hate electricity when they fly in the night
when the former govenor before Mimiko i cant remmeber his name maybe Agagu or somithing gave them the transformer in that village is not up to a day that those evill peopl destroy it if you know OKITIPUPA very well is full of evill people.

Just wow and their is here on nairaland talking trash

Dabronze:
It was beacuse of the witch and t the evil people in that village they hate electricity when they fly in the night
when the former govenor before Mimiko i cant remmeber his name maybe Agagu or somithing gave them the transformer in that village is not up to a day that those evill peopl destroy it if you know OKITIPUPA very well is full of evill people.

Just wow and their people is here on nairaland talking trash

GorillaApp:

How is this.
Is it does that went to do farm there? My madam always mention it

Palm oil trading

Yves4real:

How can you come online to disgrace yourself like this when everyone knows that the CEO of BEDC, Mrs Funke Iyabo Osibodu is a Yoruba woman?
When Governor Obaseki was at a loggerhead with her in 2018 because of poor power supply, your people felt she was being victimised that even members of the National Assembly were in Edo state to mediate in the face-off. Even the Head of Cooperate Affairs of BEDC who died recently, Mr Tayo Adekunle is from where?
Now that you know a Benin person is not in charge, who are the stupid people?

I have apologized to a few people already. I'm sorry. I'm not tribalistic. Just frustrated at BEDC

Kelvin30286063:

I sincerely apologize. I'm not tribalistic. Just a little frustrated.

Apology accepted my brother.We are in the same boat on these DISCOS wahala.I understand how you feel about the DISCOS and the ordeal you have gone through.

I hope you will get a prepaid meter someday but you will still be servicing old debts when you pay for units. If you pay 10000naira for units 60% covers the debt(6000naira) and 40% will be the units you get after VAT deduction.

The advantage is you pay for what you use and you are free from estimated bills and threat of disconnections.

I wish you a nice weekend.

madjune:
There's also a town like that in cross river state.

There own is different in the sense that, witches and wizards openly work against the lights coming on.

Bro wats d name of d town��

Kelvin30286063:

I have apologized to a few people already. I'm sorry. I'm not tribalistic. Just frustrated at BEDC

Alright Bro. I didn't see your apology. If not, I wouldn't have responded.
One love.

I wonder how my good friend Ade is surviving there.

It is a dividend of obedience to the Politician's so-called benevolence. The local gullibly follow the Politicians blindly with 2000 Naira, a bag of rice and ankara, to surfer for another 4 or 8 years .Another year of empty political rastamas is around the Conner, just wait!

I served here 2019 and the people claimed it has been like that for 13 years which should be 15 years now

Abujason:


US ke? Guy, no kill me with laugh ooo. You don go there before? If na like this US be, I no dey go again. Most places in SS and SE have similar vegetation if that is what you are referring to.

I just refer to where there is green land

Tinubuadvocate:
Olagunsoye oyinlola commissioned transformer In Ondo. No wonder political office holders see Nairaland as a huge joke .

u meant public thieves because political office holders who are elected to serve the people does not exist in Nigeria

yuping:
Foolish set of people and leaders. You mean the community cannot hold a meeting to agreed on what they can do to bring light to that area? This shows lack of cooperation in that area.
Witchcraft of the highest order.

You truly know their problem

post=105649101:
I was on visit to Ondo state in Nigeria recently and i was shocked to hear from the indigenes and residents to hear about this.

Imagine asking for a cold bottle water or drink and they suddenly start laughing at you.

As a matter of fact, that’s the fastest way to identify a stranger in OKITIPUPA, ONDO STATE. just request for anything cold or iced.

To think that this people have a governor, senator, House of Rep Members is very shameful.

See below video evidence from a resident and pictures of the dilapidated electric poles that ought to be distributing light.

Shame on their leaders.

Please share or tag all the appropriate authorities until they fix it.

Modified: Another Nairalander replied to say it’s even about 16 years. Mehn! The government is wicked!

PS: I am having issues uploading the video

If I was not there I could have doubt the story as I just came back from Igbokoda after Okitipupa for my brother's wedding between Friday September 3rd and Sunday September 5th. Infact its actually 15 years. I was told by my In-Law that they just flash the light once and for the past 15 years they have not witness light since then. It just can understand what is the problem in this part of the world.

alfredilly:


But the electricity issue in Ondo South started in 2014 after transition of to private ownership. The Benin Electricity Distribution Company BEDC put 5 out of the six local government in the South senatorial districtict into blackout, starting from Ore. Attempt to make BEDC respore supply met a brickwall as the discos insist the area is indebted to the tune of billions. The question is how can a new company claim to be owed such amount. Did the PHCN transferred debt to them after the takeover bid. This was the question people were asking. After a long while, Power was restored to Ore in Odigbo local government leaving the remaining four in darkness. This has been the situation since 2014. Several protest has been held. Consultation has been made. Article has been written. On one of the protest led by a group, National revolutionary Vanguard, Mimiko himself sent forces to thwart the agitation. The governor saw through his second term without bringing solution to the protracted crisis. Akeredolu is on his second term, yet no solution has been profered. The deputy president, Osinbajo has visited the region and the issue was a topic. Talk about iresponsible leadership, that's the case here.

No.
This is not a case of irresponsible leadership.
The blame lies squarely with the people.
Electricity is not free that is a fact but the people think they can get it for free by introducing
elements of violence.
Since BEDC is a private company, the only reason they wouldn't supply electricity if they know
they can't get paid or safety issues.

Do you know the number of transformers, cables and subsations that were vandalized by so-called
protesters?

Some of these "protesters" even sometimes destroy NEPA infrastructure out of envy of neighboring towns
with electricity to spread misery.

If the town leaders traditional and political can hold a meeting and guarantee the safety of NEPA equipment and staff as
well as pay for the damages that was caused by "angry youths", electricity will be restored asap.

Benjosh123:
What could they have done to deprive them of their fundamental human right

First, electricity is not a fundamental right.
If you don't pay, you don't get it.

Here is an idea of what they did:

Kelvin30286063:
Hmmm
Op, don't say anything about what you know nothing about. I'm from Okitipupa. That's my home town. Our people caused what they are facing with electricity now. Back in the days, Okitipupa has the best electricity services in ondo state. They refused to pay for power. Then had a major issue with the then NEPA which forced the federal government to disconnect the entire town.
Fast forward to 6 months later, they had a major riot about the issue and thugs burnt all the transformers in the town, burnt all the NEPA offices in the town and even killed some staffs that year. After that, they were totally ignored.
Even now that electricity have been privatized. BEDC who is in charge of power in ondo state asked the people of the town to pay 50% of what they owe and they will help restore power to the town but they refused. Claiming they must see power before they pay any money. Now the town has no hope of ever having power cuz BEDC vowed not to spend millions of naira to restore all the damages if there is no guarantee that they will get their money back.
The governor cannot even intervene since electricity is now in private hands.

Thanksful:


What nonsense are you saying? Do you know what is basic amenities?

This is no longer an issue of primary school social studies.
If you don't pay for a service, electricity included, you are not getting it.

Franzinni:
Wow good location for epic movie

Focus on the topic ,stop diverting attention from the misery and penury the people from tbey undergo

post=105649769:


You are right. It has a beautiful scenery.

Focus on the topic ,stop diverting attention from the misery and penury the people from tbey undergo

Franzinni:
I swear men the story go complete... carry arri fall in the place ... Netflix things o.

Or give them end of the world kind cruise .. where civilization don collapse but few remain maybe one alien race dey come chop people like we dey chop chicken ... so people had to go into hiding ... then the gobe go start

Focus on the topic ,stop diverting attention from the misery and penury the people from tbey undergo

olagift:
It is such a pity. Even it is the same situation in my home town Ode irele which is very close to Okitipupa. Government should have mercy on us and help us.

Sorry for the electricity issue babe gal.Are you still single in any way? I really want to marry a yoruba gal

Ikwerelastborn:

Focus on the topic ,stop diverting attention from the misery and penury the people from tbey undergo

ok so when are you going there to fix the problem? Mr humanitarian ... you just need to talk but I have your time ... you are one of those that will keep pointing out problems but can never be a solution ... Let me ask you thing let's say... Netflix decide to sponsor a movie there based on what I wrote .. it means a lot of business and activities will come there and sinice the location is the limelight, because of the movie it will further prompt a resolve to the situation ... I hope you see why you don't need to take the moral high ground here ... unless you are venting your frustration which is only going to lead to more frustration Sir.

Like Okitipupa like AFIKPO in Ebonyi state... Afikpo people have decided to be their own GENCOS... Oh! Umahi

Franzinni:
[s]ok so when are you going there to fix the problem? Mr humanitarian ... you just need to talk but I have your time ... you are one of those that will keep pointing out problems but can never be a solution ... Let me ask you thing let's say... Netflix decide to sponsor a movie there based on what I wrote .. it means a lot of business and activities will come there and sinice the location is the limelight, because of the movie it will further prompt a resolve to the situation ... I hope you see why you don't need to take the moral high ground here ... unless you are venting your frustration which is only going to lead to more frustration Sir[/s].

I didnt read your gibberish. Focus on the topic

Ikwerelastborn:

I didnt read your gibberish. Focus on the topic

the truth hurts haha .... it stings ... and I am right up in your rib cage with my timberland boot hahaha ....

Dabronze:
pardon me for that I cant remmeber the name of that governor

Okay sir, it's either Olusegun Agagu or Mimiko

I tell you that most villagers in Nigeria don't enjoy light, even those that have their electric Poles still standing.
PHCN only focus on cities and urban areas because those are the places they believe that actually use the light for business and are willing to pay for it.
That's very bad of them.

Kelvin30286063:

Yes I'm from Okitipupa.

Where in Okitipupa are you from?

kingreign:

Where in Okitipupa are you from?

Okitipupa main town. I lived at Lebi Street