As many areas, neighborhoods and streets in Aba, Abia State complain of continuous power outages, residents of Acha axis along Emerogu Road in Ogbor Hill have issued an SOS (Save Our Souls) signal. There is.
They said thatduring October 2023, afaultytransformerdisrupted power supply in the area,and despite promptlyreporting the incident to APLE, the company failed to lift the transformer for repairs. Heemphasizedthatittooktwomonths.
Accordingtoresidents, three months after the transformer was takenaway for repair, it stillhasnotbeen returned.
“We are writing this letter to draw attention to the treatment assigned to us as a power zone by the operations and maintenance department of APLE. We complained to COO and HOD maintenance several times but to no avail.
They said that at some point in October 2023, a faulty transformer caused a power outage in the area, and that despite promptly reporting the incident to APLE, the company took the transformer away for repairs. He stressed that it took him two months to lift it.
According to residents, three months after the transformer was taken away for repair, it still has not been returned.
“We are writing this letter to draw attention to the treatment assigned to us as a power zone by the operations and maintenance department of APLE. We complained to COO and HOD maintenance several times but to no avail.
However,he said thatthe checks he executedshowed the aforementioneddebts,which the company paidduring the first two months when the transformerswerebeing packed up, before theywere lifted for repair.Hesaidthiswastheestimatedbillhehadincurred.
Mr. Edede said that a shorttimelaterhewasinformedbycompany officials that the transformerswere ready and that the zone neededtoarrange for a truck to transportthem.
“Weenteredintoacontractwhere Mr.Philip, the man who repaired APL ‘s transformers , agreed not to let go of the transformers until the company paid him for his work, which was said to be in the millions of naira. I just knew what said.
