Governor Fayose laments poor power supply

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has expressed concerns over incessant power outage in the state, saying it was killing small and medium scale businesses and causing scarcity of drinkable water.

To tackle the problem of water supply, the governor has set up a technical committee to revive the moribund water dams in the State.



According to a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, the members of the committee are the Chief Operating Officer, Benin Electricity Distribution Company; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Utility, the General Managers, Ekiti State Water Corporation and Ekiti State Electricity Board.

“One can imagine the hardship small business owners go through, people running businesses such as barbing salons, welding outfits among others. A large chunk of what could have been their profit is spent on purchasing and fueling generators.

“The health hazards of generator smoke is also there. A number of people have died as a result of inhaling generator fume. We came to office to also learn that most of the water dams in the state are in bad shape.

“They were utterly neglected by the previous administration and the dams also suffer from lack of electricity to power their machines,” the governor was quoted as saying,” the statement said.
Fayose said his administration would get some dedicated power lines from neighbouring states like Osun and Kwara to complement what is on ground in the state.

He recalled that he did a similar thing during his first tenure, but that it was not maintained.
He charged BEDC to put more efforts, saying the government and the people would cooperate with it in revenue generation.

The governor added that while the government would not be able to provide employment for all job seekers, it would create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.

Fayose warned against vandalisation of equipment by hoodlums and some government staff‎ at the dams saying that his government was considering proposal which would put an end to vandalisation of government installations.