By Igoniko Oduma /Yenagoa
Bayelsa State Government says it has expended N1.3 billion “to boost electricity in the state” despite residents expressing concerns over frequent power outages in the state in the past two years.
Bayelsa was thrown into darkness on Friday, May 17, after a heavy storm pulled down a big tree which fell on one of the power towers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in the thick forest of riverine Obunagha community in Yenagoa local government area of the state.
The huge tree was said to have badly damaged the power tower which had caused a comprehensive disruption of electricity supply to the state.
Already, water vendors and operators of salons, documentation centres and cold rooms in Yenagoa have capitalized on the situation to arbitrarily increase the prices of their services even as long queues are observed at petrol stations.
Investigations showed that a 20-litre jerry can of water now goes for N50 as against N30 while a haircut had increased from N200 to N300 as dealers on generators in Yenagoa are said to be exploiting the situation to record increased sales.
There are concerns that Bayelsa had recorded too frequent power outages in the last two years.
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