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EEDC CALLS FOR CAUTION BY MOTORISTS

 


The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has called on motorists to exercise caution while driving on the highways, especially as we have entered the rainy season, where visibility is usually poor once it’s raining.


This call was made by the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh in Enugu while reacting to the series of accidents recorded recently within EEDC network, which has affected its service delivery to her customers within the affected areas.


According to Ezeh, a Toyota Camry car on Monday hit down one of the High Tension (HT) poles in Premier Layout area of Enugu, pulling down five HT poles, leaving customers served by the line in darkness. Also, on the same day, at Emene, near Enugu, an accident involving a trailer affected one HT pole, leaving the Industrial customers within the area without power supply.


“These incidents are one out of many recorded within our network and it has always impacted negatively on our revenue, because losses are incurred as a result”, Ezeh lamented.


He recounted that earlier in the month, a Toyota saloon car was involved in an accident at ESUT, Agbani, knocking down one Low Tension (LT) pole, while along Amuri Road Abakpa, a trailer broke one HT and two LT poles.


He went further to say that at Ugwuonyeama, a truck knocked down one HT pole and at Nsukka Road, 9th Mile, a trailer knocked down one HT pole.


Ezeh attributed some of the causes of these accidents to over speeding, use of mobile phones while driving, drunkenness, and distractions.  


“In some cases, vehicles that are faulty are put on the road and they end up causing more havoc in our network”.


The company’s spokesman reiterated that the organization is working assiduously to ensure that its network is stable and that customers enjoy its services, and we wouldn’t want these service disruptions to affect the efforts being made.


“We, therefore, appeal to motorists to exercise caution, reduce their speed, and also ensure that their vehicles are in good condition before putting them on the road”.

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