Ikole (Ekiti) – Power outage and non availability of petrol have crippled business activities in Ekiti State.
A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the situation in Ikole, Oye and Ilejemeje local government areas of the state,on Thursday reports that none of the towns and villages has electricity supply in the last one week.
A litre of petrol goes for between N130 and N160 while four litres go for N1,000 at black market.
Some commercial drivers and motorcycle operators who could not afford the high price have suspended operation while others have increased their fares.
A cross section of residents decried the situation and appealed to government to address the electricity problem.
Mr Yinusa Akano, a welder in Ikole Ekiti, said the non supply of electricity by Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to the area was disturbing.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”70560″]
He said that petrol scarcity had worsened the situation as they could not use electric generator as alternative due to the hike in fuel price.
Mr Mike Alabi, a barber, said the prolonged power outage and non availability of petrol was becoming unbearable.
Alabi called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency make fuel available and direct BEDC to supply the product to boost the economy.(NAN)