Abandoned, non-functional NDDC projects litter Bayelsa (1)

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Mrs Ewepu, 25, shares a one-room apartment with her husband, Ayakpo. A few meters away from their home is an old box of transformer placed inside a 3-foot squared block house specially built for it and is located by the side of the road. The area is water-logged. No reason has been given to residents for the non-utilisation of the installed transformer or the reason only one was installed instead of two as the contract states. However, a review of the NDDC’s finances showed that less than 20 per cent of the money budgeted for electricity projects in Ebedebiri were cash-backed.

“They are not working for now,” Fred Ogbuma, a resident of the community said. “There was a time when they were working especially at night but not anymore. If you go to the other side of the community, some of the solar light whenever darkness approaches,” Mr Ogbuma explained. NDDC signage for the provision and installation of solar-powered street light in Ekeremo LGA. Photo by Patrick Egwu

Due to lack of electricity, Goodluck Adogbeji a tailor who lives in Yenogoa says he spends N5,000 every week to buy petrol to power his generator. Photo by Patrick EgwuSome parts of Yenogoa are in darkness as a result of the unavailability of power supply. Even when the power is restored, it lasts for some minutes or hours in best cases.

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