August 2, 2024
A systemcollapse of two 132Kv electricity line that transmits power from Owrri through Ahoada, coupled with activities of vandals who vandalized 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 unfortunate incident has become a serious concern to the government and people of the state.
However, 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 protect public facilities in their neighbourhood.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, Senator Diri, said the state government was already working with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to restore power as quickly as possible.
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He quoted the Managing Director of the Bayelsa State Electricity Company Limited, BECL, Olice Kemenanabo, 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.
Governor Diri, 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 explained that the latest incident had made it imperative for the TCN to take urgent steps to establish a work centre in Bayelsa state.
