Vandals Throw Bayelsa Into Darkness
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A twin problem of system collapse of two 132Kv electricity line that transmits power from Owrri through Ahoada, as well as the activities of vandals who wreaked havoc on the two transmission towers- T98 and T99- at the Igbogene community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has plunged the entire Bayelsa into darkness.
The development is becoming a serious concern to the government and people of the state. But the governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed the optimism that power would soon be restored in the state, even as he has urged the citizens to make efforts to project public facilities in their neighbourhood.
Senator Diri, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah said the state government was already working with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to restore power as quickly as possible.
He quoted the Managing Director of the Bayelsa State Electricity Company Limited, Olice Kemenanabo, as saying that the TCN officials were handling the situation, urging the people to be vigilant in order to curb the activities of vandals causing untold hardship to electricity consumers.
He also advised the public to report any suspicious activity around the towers to the security agencies just as he warned vandals to steer clear of the facility in order not to worsen the situation.
The BECL MD stated that the latest incident had made it imperative for the TCN to take urgent steps to establish a work centre in Bayelsa, which he said is a call the state has been making since 2021.
