By Onoriode Etatsemi.
Residents of Okeregbagha Garden Estate Okirighwre in Sapele local government area of Delta State, have appealed to Government and relevant authorities to Urgently come to their rescue by supplying them with brand new electricity transformers .
Mr Omamogho Daniel one of the Landlords in the area who decried their plight having suffered in darkness for months at the moment owing to bad transformers which he said, the management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company has refused to change appealed to the government to supply them with two transformers for the fast developing area.
He explained that the only available transformer, parked off due to the increasing consumption ratio from new landlords coming to the area each passing day.
Omamogho in an exclusive chat with Journalists, said the only way Residents of the area could feel the impact of government was that they should be treated fairly like others across Sapele Metropolis that are currently benefiting from the dividends of democracy rapidly in all ramifications of life.
He appealed to the Chairman of Sapele local government area, Mr Eugene Inoaghan whom he described as a listening leader to use his good office in solving the problems of electricity, roads and security for them as we entered in the election year.
He wondered why BEDC officials only come to the area to collect bills at the end of the month and would not fix a bad transformer nor faulty lines for the people to enjoy electricity.
He explained further that since they parked into the area, it was the landlords and landlady’s that have been responsible for the purchase of transformers, the poles and even the lines without them (BEDC) contributing a dim to make the system work but only to come and collect money and as well disconnect defaulters.
He enjoined the councilor of the area ( ward 9) to be precise, to do everything within his powers to draw the attention of the Chairman of the Council to the issue of Transformers, Roads and Insecurity in the area for electorates to continue to enjoy their votes.
Okeregbagha Garden Estate, is the new area behind shell road that transverse from Okeregbagha road via Omamogho road down Community road, linking the tarred Amukpe Town Hall which is currently in a deplorable state.
The Main parked off Transformer otherwise known as Transformer 2 in the area is located along Okeregbagha road by Omamogho road Junction, close to (Burrow Pit/ Mona) School Road in the Okeregbagha Garden Estate.
