Power To Be Restored To Bayelsa October Ending – Commissioner

Bayelsa State Government has assured that public power supply would be restored to Bayelsa State by the end of November following assurances it received to restore the vandalized power transmission towers that supplied power to the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, said after an inspection of work at Okogbe in Rivers State by the contractors, said government was impressed by the progress being made on the project.
The whole of Bayelsa State was thrown into darkness on July 29 following the vandalism on several 132 KVA twin circuit transmission towers that feed the state.
The Commissioner said contractors handling the damaged transmission towers at Okogbe axis of the East West road are working round the clock to restore electricity to Bayelsa.
She expressed optimism that power will be restored and called on residents to exercise a little more patience as the government was aware of the pain it has caused to the people of the state.
She explained that discussions were ongoing between Rivers and Bayelsa states and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), to checkmate the activities of vandals to avoid a reoccurrence.
Koku-Obiyai commended the TCN and the contractors handling the job for their commitment to ensuring that power was restored to the state very soon.
TCN management had on Sept 26 assured that they will need additional six weeks to complete repairs on the vandalised transmission line and towers.
The General Manager of the Bayelsa Electricity Company Limited, Mr. Olice Kemenanabo, urged contractors to complete the work within the 6-weeks timeline given to the state government.
One of the contractors, Mr. Musa Mustapha said two out of the three towers earlier designated for installation had already been restored.
He expressed hope that the remaining one would be completed within the stipulated timeline.
The prolonged power outage across Bayelsa has paralysed economic activities in the state, a situation that has been worsened by the high cost of petrol, which currently stands at N1,300 per litre.