Residents of Fear God Street, Bonsaac, Asaba, Delta State, have accused the Benin Electricity Distribution Company and members of the community electricity committee of abandoning them without power after several failed attempts to repair a faulty transformer.
The residents alleged that they had contributed millions of naira towards the repair and replacement of electricity transformers in the area but remained without power months after the latest repair.
They also alleged that residents were being asked to make fresh contributions for the purchase of a new 750KVA transformer.
However, the chairman of the Bonsaac 1 Transformer Committee, Mr Michael Morah, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Monday, denied collecting or diverting money from residents, saying all contributions for the new transformer were being paid into the community’s bank account.
Morah said the transformer eventually failed on July 25 after previous attempts to repair it.
