COMMUNITY PROTESTS POOR SERVICE FROM PHNC

Residents of Sola Martins street,New Oko  Area of Lagos State  on Monday, staged a peaceful protest at  the zonal office of Power Holding Company of Nigeria  (PHNC)  located along Olayiwola  street  of the community, demanding for equitable distribution of power to the consumers.
The residents ,led by the Chairman ,Landlords and Tenant Association ,Elder Jerry Okwuosa accused PHNC  officials of deliberately denying the entire community of power supply in its rationing policy .
To buttress this allegation,the Community spokesman disclosed that residents enjoyed  89.75 hours or 53.4%  of power supply  during the last  seven day strike embarked upon  by the PHNC staff while the supply dropped  to  26.25 hours or 15.6%  within a week of resumption .
Elder Okwuosa also accused the officials of favouring  some sections of the neighbouring communities ,especially where there are social joints and other commercial centres for reasons best known to them.
Responding ,the business manager of the district,Mr Sani Adeleke denied these allegations,saying that his main priority is to give power to his customers so that his section could make more money for the company.
He explained that the rationing of power supply was informed by congestion on the feeder for the Oko Oba community,adding that control centre is at Akowonjo which is beyond the control of his technical men.
He expressed the hope that the agitation for a stable power would soon be achieved when a new control room is completed for Abule Egba  Area of the State.