David Agba
Abuja
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has thrown its weight behind Abuja Electricity Distribution Company’s (AEDC’s) ongoing cleanup of the inherited substandard shanty networks in its franchise area.
NEMSA also said that the exercise was not only commendable but also necessary to prevent electrical accidents that could lead to loss of lives and properties.
AEDC had two weeks ago commenced a phased cleanup of poorly wired communities in line with its commitment to creating an accident-free electricity services atmosphere in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger states. The pilot of the network cleanup, which commenced in Gishiri Village of Abuja, started with the removal and replacement of substandard electrical poles with standard concrete ones.
Leading a team of inspectors to a meeting at the AEDC head office on Tuesday, the Managing Director/CEO of NEMSA, Engr. Peter Ewesor disclosed that his agency was not only satisfied with the company’s network sanitization in Gishiri, but that it was also committed to collaborating with the AEDC in the cleanup of other poorly wired communities such as Tudun Wada and Dape.
According to Engr. Ewesor, “Abuja (DisCo) is trying in the area of efforts to put its network in proper shape. We also appreciate AEDC for the support and cooperation that it has been giving our men (inspectors) out in the field. We commend you for that. However, you need to do more to sanitize other bad networks in your coverage area, and NEMSA will be there to give you all the support required.
In his remarks, the AEDC Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Ernest Mupwaya congratulated Engr. Ewesor on his recent reappointment as CEO of NEMSA, and assured him that AEDC takes health, safety and environmental issues seriously in conducting its business even as he reiterated his company’s commitment to collaborating with the electricity services management agency.
