....Orders technicians to Place light on Load shedding/Station service.
By Utitofon Morgan / Uduak Inwang
Investigations have revealed that, one Engr Akeem, the immediate past Head of Integrated Business Center (IBC) Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has been involved in profiteering and anti labour activities.
Engr. Akeem who was in charge of business unit and distribution of electricity to home users in Uyo, does so only on his personal interest.
A source who confided with this journalist said the power supply from the National grid and Ibom Power can serve the state for 20 hours uninterrupted.
On how power is supplied, our source said, it's based on what he calls feeder and availability.
"In our company, we have what we call feeders. We have Ewet feeder, Ikot Ekpene feeder, Abak Road feeder and Brooks feeder. This feeders have something we call availability, that means the hours we have to supply power to this feeders"
The source said, those in Ewet Housing Estate, which includes, Oron Road, Ewet Housing and some part of four Lane extention, which enjoy steady light from 9pm to some minutes past 7am are using Ewet feeder.
He told us that the light supplied to Ewet feeder is not always recorded because Engr Akeem had warned that light should not be supplied to that feeder.
On availability, he said " sometimes we are told to supply electricity to Ewet feeder for 5 hours, but in the reality there is enough electricity that can supply more than 5 hours. Even the 5 hours, power will not be supplied.
You can recall when there was constant light in Ewet Housing, one of your Akwa Ibom sons was in charge of supply then. He was sacked, later recalled and transferred for contesting with Engr. Akeem that His Governor lives there and there is enough power supply the area. Engr Akeem even asked if he was a member of a political party "
On Abak Road feeder, our source said Abak Road feeder only has availability of power supply for three (3) hours. Abak Road feeder starts from the back of scripture Union, Nepa line, Plaza, Aka Road and iboko Street. Investigation shows that those areas do not practicaly have power supply. The availability of 3 hours for Abak Road feeder is not always feasible as Engr Akeem is against it. Our source said there is a possibility of a daily 10 hours supply of power to Abak Road feeder.
Investigations reveal that, enough electricity is received to feed Uyo for 20 hours if well managed, but due to Engr Akeem's order, they place the light on load shedding. Load shedding is a term used by PHED dispatch to mean Off.
The technician said since the light will be wasting, they supply Ewet feeder when Engr. Akeem retires home. On why the light goes off few minutes after 7am, our source said " That light should not meet the eyes". He said Oga should not come to work to see that light, if he does, your sacked or transfered.
Our source said there is a possibility of total supply of light in Uyo because Oron road sub station transformer is 15Mva by 2, which has the capability to feed all the feeders except for what he termed as "Limitations. Limitation is a transformer setting which does not allow it function after a particular stage has been reached. The reason Ewet feeder and Brooks feeder rarely have power supply at the same time, especially during peak period (20 - 23 hours).
On Brooks feeder, the availability of power is usually pecked at 5 hours per day. Brooks feeder feeds Nwaniba Road, Udosen Uko up to click-print venture. But Engr Akeem is sabotaging the supply arrangement because of billing "wuruwuru" which he makes a fortune out of.
Our investigation further reveals that Engr. Akeem recently co-opted the dispatcher from Port Harcourt into his sabotaging agenda. Our source said " when we call Port Harcourt to dispatch power to Uyo, Ikot Ekpene, Itam they will say keep on load shedding".
Further investigation reveals that Government House area which carries no megawatts is also put on load shedding, this we learnt, is a direct attempt to embarrass the government. Also any area which has Electric Meter like Government House, Nkemba area, Paul Bassey Street which should have constant power supply, Engr Akeem will order electricity not be supplied because it is not profitable.
It could be recalled that PHED during their townhall meeting in a hotel in Uyo promised Akwa Ibom people that Electric meters will soon be supplied to all homes. Investigation reveals that even those who paid for the meter have not received any. The reason is that, Pre paid meter will make PHED lose their huge profit from overcharging via estimated bills.
Engr Akeem was recently sacked for fraud amounting to 10,000,000 (ten million naira) discovered from the construction of Four Lane / Nwaniba Road setdown transformer. Details in our next edition.
When Engr Akeem was contacted he said he can not comment on the issues as he has left the PHED.
"All those reports, I don't think I can say anything on it, I don't know what to say about it. You should have told me when I was there, not when am not there.."
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