By Ebunluwa Sessou & Mirian Anthony

Residents of Jakande Estate in Oke-Afa, Isolo, Lagos, are lamenting the persistent power outage in the community for the past six months.

The residents decried that despite being designated as a “Band B” community entitled to 16-20 hours of daily electricity supply from Ikeja Electric; the reality has been a harsh contrast of prolonged blackouts and erratic power restoration.

Raising their voices, the residents disclosed the unfortunate development have brought untold pain on the lives, livelihood and properties of the people.

According to them, businesses have been disrupted, educational pursuits hindered and essential healthcare services compromised.

“The lack of electricity has not only inconvenienced daily activities but has also taken a toll on the mental and physical well-being of the community members.

Speaking, the First Vice President of the Estate, Otunba Kayode Adeshina, the First Vice President of the Estate, maintained that, the frequent power outages have not only disrupted the daily lives but also posed serious challenges to essential services,”

“It is disheartening to witness the impact on businesses, education, and healthcare due to these recurrent power cuts”, he said

Also, the Chairman of the Estate Youth Parliament , Adeyemi Adefemi Yusuf, expressed disappointment over the situation. “There was a time this year that everybody around the country was complaining, and we saw traces of such even in neighboring environments, but things have become better now across places. Still, our supply remains unstable, and it’s becoming unbearable.”

One of the residents, Aminat Adetunji-Mustafa , lamented that the development have increased the insecurity in the area due to the lack of proper lighting in the community.

“It’s even worse during this Ramadan period. Considering how prices of commodities have gone up, I still managed to stock up for the holy month, but all efforts were futile as what was supposed to last us the month had to be consumed in less than a week due to the bad power supply, and everything was going to waste.

“Despite repeated complaints and pleas for intervention, the Ikeja Electric distribution company is yet to issue an official statement or provide a concrete plan to address the crisis in the Jakande community”, she said.