FESTAC residents give EKEDC 48-hour ultimatum over prolonged blackout, estimated billing

…Stage protest to EKEDC head office

By Evelyn Usman

Residents of FESTAC Town, under the aegis of Take Back FESTAC, on Tuesday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) to restore electricity to the community or face mass action, following what they described as over eight months of darkness, crippling estimated billing, and the collapse of economic activities in the estate.

The protesters, who marched to EKEDC’s headquarters in Marina, Lagos, said repeated engagements with the electricity distribution company had yielded no meaningful results despite assurances that power supply would improve after the completion of a transmission project.

Addressing journalists during the protest, President and Convener of Take Back FESTAC and General Secretary of Take Back Nigeria, Comrade Valentine Uduebor, said the demonstration was borne out of the frustration of residents who had endured prolonged hardship.