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Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by energywatchng: 6:51am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Kinsmen of Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s past Minister of Finance and coordinator of the national economy, are not happy over the state of their village, Ogwashi Uku community in Aniocha South Local Government Area Delta state, Southern Nigeria have appealed to the Federal Government restore electricity supply which had eluded the community for more than seven years. Mr Sam Obidi, who is a member of “The Forum’’, made the plea in an interview on Monday in Asaba. The Forum is a body working with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company to restore electricity supply to Ogwashi-Uku, Obidi said the economy of the area had deteriorated over time. Obidi said that while some of the communities had been restructured and reconnected and receiving power supply, Ogwashi-Uku, Illah and some other communities, had been left out and every effort to reconnect these communities remained a challenge. He said that micro and small businesses in the communities had suffered a great setback due to lack of public source of power. Obidi said that there was no doubt that the economy of Ogwashi-Uku community, being host to a state polytechnic would blossom, jobs created and criminality checked and a peaceful and secured state promoted, “if electricity is restored’’. According to him, computer business centres, barbing saloons, fashion houses, welders, other operators, have suffered losses and some have closed shops due to the high cost of operating in the area. He said, “Those who managed to stay with their businesses in the past seven years have operated at higher cost and charges higher prices for their services at the expense of the community. “The situation here seemed hopeless as most recently repaired transformers in Ogwashi-Uku have been vandalised in spite of the huge sacrifices made by the stakeholders in the community.” He said that stakeholders in the community in 2016 committed about N20m to the contractor handling the project to fix the transformers in the area. Obidi said that the delay in restoring the power by BEDC which had insisted on metering the community had remained a major challenge. He said, “We complained to the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission, which directed that BEDC should supply electricity to the community with or without metering. As it is now, life in the community is not rosy for the people. A cold room operator, Mr. Ignatius Okobi, said he and his colleagues had no other option than to venture into other lines of business since it had become extremely difficult for them to operate cold rooms with power generators. He noted that several enterprises in Ogwashi-Uku, which depended on electricity supply, had been forced to close down because of their inability to cope with high costs of production. Okobi said the situation had forced many artisans, including welders, air conditioner and refrigerator repairers, tailors, barbers and computer operators, among others, to relocate from the community. Mr. Nwaka Okorie, a retired civil servant, recalled that he once led a 17-member delegation to PHCN’s zonal office in Benin about three months ago to discuss the power supply problems. He said that the PHCN officials admitted that power supply was generally poor around the country, adding that they, nonetheless, pledged that something would be done to improve electricity supply to the community. Okorie added that the officials assured them that they would work out plans on how to supply electricity to the community at least three days in a week. A prominent son of the area, Chief Andrew Okocha, Managing Director of AC Okocha Motors, is not happy with the happenings in Ogwashi Uku. Although he has all he could to take care of himself and his family, he has a serious concern for the growth and development of his community. Efforts to reach the public relations officer of BEDC, Asaba zone, was to no avail. http://www.energywatchng.com/okonjo-iwealas-village-groans-7-years-without-electricity-supply/ 3 Likes
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Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by CROWNWEALTH019(m): 6:52am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Buhari why now ![]() ![]() 6 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by SalamRushdie: 6:54am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Yet she served in very powerful capacities under 2 presidents ..Leadership in Nigeria is something else . . 51 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by gartamanta: 6:58am On Feb 28, 2017 |
SalamRushdie: Still not her job to eletrify the place. 76 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by SalamRushdie: 7:01am On Feb 28, 2017 |
gartamanta: Come on she was in a position to Influence it beleive me 72 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by gartamanta: 7:09am On Feb 28, 2017 |
SalamRushdie: Yes she was but it still wasnt her job to electrify her village. Half of all Nigerians dont have access to eletricity and most of them have had sons and daughters in positions of influence 82 Likes 10 Shares |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by LAFO: 7:10am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Is she an electrical contractor? Don't they have a governor, local government chairman and councillors? Go to otuoke, you will marvel. 43 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by madridguy(m): 7:15am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Noted. |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Oladimejyy(m): 7:15am On Feb 28, 2017 |
CROWNWEALTH019: 15 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by eshietIntrepid(m): 7:17am On Feb 28, 2017 |
SalamRushdie: In other word you are saying villages of our powerful political office holders should have all the good things. If there was steady power supply in her village and none in some part of the country would you not have accuse her of neglecting other part of the country. 37 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by gists: 7:23am On Feb 28, 2017 |
I am one of the biggest critics of this woman having supervised the economy during which time some of the biggest theft occurred in this country. But COMMON this is cheap blackmail. It was not her job - period! I will continue to criticise her for failing to develop our infrastructure when we had the biggest earning in our history but this topic is just senseless. 4 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by killsmith(f): 7:27am On Feb 28, 2017 |
She owes her village nothing.... 4 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by GameGod(m): 7:30am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Flat heads are greedy 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Womanitarian(m): 7:59am On Feb 28, 2017 |
I know her kind ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Nobody: 8:04am On Feb 28, 2017 |
energywatchng:Wetin consign okonjo iweala for lite mata? 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Nobody: 8:06am On Feb 28, 2017 |
SalamRushdie:You think it's as easy as you think? Even James ibori had difficult time to assist sapele indigenes on electricity inspire of being the governor of the state 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by babyfaceafrica: 8:07am On Feb 28, 2017 |
And so?.. |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by mekaboy(m): 8:07am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Shey na them kidnap her mama, then? |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Nobody: 8:09am On Feb 28, 2017 |
eshietIntrepid:Exactly! That's Nigeria mentality for you. 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Nobody: 8:48am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Seven years and una still dey carry on? 7 days too much sef, una strong o 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Blurryface(m): 8:48am On Feb 28, 2017 |
That woman is the most useless thing to have ever come out of wherever she came from. 13 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Dee60: 8:49am On Feb 28, 2017 |
World bank to the rescue! Abuja cannot solve all of Nigeria's problems for the simple reason that they do not even know the country. About time to restricture Nigeria into 6 strong regions. Today we have 38 legislative houses where corruption and idleness are the names of the game. Let us stop deceiving ourselves. 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by WINDSOW(m): 8:50am On Feb 28, 2017 |
gartamanta:What do u mean? Is like saying God putting u in an elated position n ur folk still wallowing in the basic needs of life. Think bro! 5 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Nobody: 8:50am On Feb 28, 2017 |
She can only make it known to the Minister and can do nothing above that. Una wan make she use her money do am? ![]() |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Super1Star: 8:50am On Feb 28, 2017 |
How will they have electricity when the Drunken Master of Otuoke and his 40 thieves had looted Nigeria to comatose status. 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by 9jatatafo(m): 8:51am On Feb 28, 2017 |
GameGod: It is the duty of FG to provide electricity and not a minister of finance. I don't see the reason why greediness should come in here. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Flexherbal(m): 8:51am On Feb 28, 2017 |
People should always remember where they came from. 2 Likes |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Nobody: 8:51am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Where is the local Disco, lga and state government? Okonjo iweala should not be blamed. |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by martineverest(m): 8:51am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Shameful 1 Like |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by ALAYORMII: 8:52am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Na so |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by Nobody: 8:52am On Feb 28, 2017 |
9jatatafo: More like the local disco |
Re: Okonjo Iweala’s Village Groans After 7 Years Without Electricity Supply by baddosky1: 8:52am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Zombies...you people have taken the job of wailing to yourselves now. Okonjo Iweala is originally from Umuahia, Abia State but is married to a Deltan. Secondly, is it her job to supply electricity to the community or the job of that flat faced fowlshola? 3 Likes |
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