Poor Power Supply: Protesters Urge PHED To Leave Bayelsa

Ijaw youths and other concerned citizens in Bayelsa State on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Yenagoa against the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company for poor power supply and related issues in the state.
The peaceful protesters, who started their march from the Ijaw House along Sani Abacha road, and terminated it at the PHED office in Opolo, Isaac Boro Expressway, were led by the Chairman, Ijaw Youth Council Central Zone, Mr Kennedy Olorogun.
They expressed displeasure over what they described as “horrible power supply” in the state.
They equally asked the PHED to “pack out of Bayelsa” if they were not prepared to guarantee steady power supply to residents.
The protest followed the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum the IYC handed to the electricity distribution firm to address the issues of exorbitant estimated billing, rationing and lack of power supply.
At the PHED office, Olorogun accused the company of “playing politics with electricity supply in the state.”
Another concerned citizen, Mr Sunny Pere, regretted that Bayelsans had experienced blackout for many years now.