Landlords, residents and business owners are pleased that electrical power has been restored in the Komkom Komkom community, in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State after two years of darkness.
This development follows the inauguration by Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company of its refurbished 33kVA Comcom substation within the community.
At the start of the project on Monday, Benson Uwheru, managing director and CEO of the energy company, expressed joy that the company’s customers in the region will now be able to enjoy electricity.
Uwheru, while being represented by the Regional Head of the firm, Kenneth Idemudia, urged the community to see the facility as their own by protecting it and also paying their bills in order to enjoy uninterrupted supply.
He said,
“With all shades of joy, our mission today is to commission and restore power supply to the Komkom community. Indeed, it is our pleasure to have this community return to our network again because we understand the yearnings of our customers in this community.
“It is for this reason that we solely decided to fund this project and ensure that electric power supply is restored to our much-esteemed customers in Komkom.”
“However, it was not an easy journey but we were resolute about achieving this feat, and I am happy that we are all here to witness this ceremony today.”
On why the sub-station was shut down, Uwheru said there were issues surrounding it but noted that everything had been resolved.
“Therefore, I will encourage us to live up to our obligations and commitments as customers by paying our bills fully, regularly and promptly, and by taking ownership of the electrical infrastructures in your community.
“Ensure that they are safe and protected, desist from acts of economic sabotage, meter by-pass, vandalism, assault, and other illegalities that negate the cordial conversations we have had,” Uwheru said.
On his part, the Chairman of the council, Okechukwu Nworgu, who was represented by one Chimerize Nwaorgu, commended the power firm for restoring power in the area.
A representative of the community, Precious Enworuka, said the community had shown the company enough goodwill and as such deserved an improved electrical power supply.
The community chief noted that while they lived in darkness, several efforts were made to dissuade youths of the area from embarking on destructive protests. He also urged the power firm’s field workers to be civil in their approach while carrying out their job.
cc: Punch Ng
