PH Blackout: Irate Youths Shut Afam Power Station

Some irate youths from the Oyigbo axis of Rivers State have shut down the Afam Power Station, resulting in the disruption of power supply in Port Harcourt and its environs.
A statement by the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, (PHED), said the youths  took laws into their hands and marched in their numbers to the TCN Station, forcing the operators to shut down supply without observing safety measures
“It would be recalled that PHED had held several meetings with their leadership, enlightening the community on load allocation formula from the National Grid and the need for PHED to apply systematic load shedding in order to accommodate all its customers.
The statement pointed out that the insistence of the  Oyigbo youths to have 24 hour power supply negates the effort of PHED in ensuring equitable distribution of supply to its numerous customers.
The statement decried the non-payment of electricity bill by the community with the majority seeing electricity as a social service.
“As at July, 2020, the debt profile of Afam community to PHED was running into billions of naira.
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution, Plc, (PHED) condemned the attack on the Afam transmission line and urged the law enforcement agencies in particular and the Rivers State Government to come to the aid of PHED and the good people of the state.
It stressed the need for government to intervene and put a final stop to the frequent disruption of power distribution to customers at the slightest power challenge in the state.

Taneh Beemene