Power Outage Worries Rumueme Estate Residents

The inability of the Port
Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) to restores power Supply to Road one extension of the Federal Housing Estate (Agip Estate) in Port Harcourt has become a source of concern for residents of the area.
It could be recalled that last month landlords and other residents complained that they have been without power since March, 2016.
The blackout is reportedly caused by a faulty transformer and residents say PHED is refusing to replace it due to outstanding bills allegedly owed by residents.
The landlords, however, denied owing the company, insisting that the bills were inflated.
They also claimed that they have been the ones buying and maintaining the transformers since the settlement was founded over two decades ago.
Chairman, Landlords Association of the area, Jaye Akande said new laws have made it difficult for private citizens to buy transformers.
Akande also said most landlords were retirees with limited income and may not be able to foot the bills for a new transformer.
He told newsmen that the landlords made the complaint to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) who directed PHED to replace the transformer.
“It is very unfortunate because we have made every effort for PHED to restore power, all to no avail.
“We have gone to NERC and the Chief Executive Officer gave PHED 30 days ultimatum to restore power to the area with the provision of a new transformer but it is not forthcoming.
“We asked them to allow us to effect repairs on the faulty one (transformer) but PHED refused”, he said.