Sokoto residents beg Kaduna Electric over lack of power

From Raji Bello, Sokoto

Residents of Tamaje area in Sokoto metropolis, Sokoto State have appealed to the management of Kaduna Electric Company, KAEDCO, to urgently restore electricity back into the community without further delay.
The spokesman of the landlord association, Alhaji S. Saka, stated this while addressing newsmen at the KAEDCO zonal office in Kaduna road in Sokoto on Monday..
He commended the management for their decision to wave away payment of one month of non supplied of electricity to the community.
Saka further appealed for the quick restoration of light for the community which he said it was as a result of the cable theft by vandals.
According to him, “we spoke with the representative of the company a d he assure us that our case is already in Kaduna and will be sorted it out soon.
“We assure them tha the community has set up a security team to guide the new transformer when install against vandals and others.
“I am using this medium to appeal to the everyone who has transformer in their area to put in a security guard in order to guide against vandals” he appealed.
Speaking earlier, the representative of the Engineer Mustapha Muhammed, the chief engineer of the company assure the community leaders that their issue will be resolved soon.
He said the company has taken measures to correct the abnormal and restore light back into the community without further delay.
Muhammed also blamed the incessant power supply on the vandals who take delight in vandalization of the company properties.
He appealed to the customers to make their payment promptly to the company which he said will help the company to meet up with their responsibility by supplying light to it’s numerous customer