By Alfaki Muhammad Nasidi
Residents of Lokoja,the state capital and environs have commended a pressure Group, Light Up Movement, for embarking on a two days protest against the management of AEDC’s inefficient services to their customers.
A cross section of the people
made the commendation in separate interviews with the Theanalyst.ng reporter in Lokoja on Saturday
Haruna Gimba,a proprietor of sachets water company, said that the protest came at the right time and described it “as the greatest gestures for the people of the area in past decades.
Gimba said that Power supply under the management of AEDC Lokoja, is poor and the businesses in the area had been a great challenge to corporate organisations, especially the petty traders who is said suffered more for months.
“We are praying that the agreement signed between LUM and AEDC will come to a reality. It will be a happy moment for us when implement. ‘’It looked like the AEDC current leadership have abandoned their responsibilities, but now there is hope from unexpected quarters,” he said.
He also thanked the leadership of Light Up Movement under the leadership of Comrade Illiyasu Zakari and his patriotic team for standing on the side of the Masses adding that it was an indication that LUM had the people in mind.
Adejoh Abraham,a resident of Ganaja, described the protest as another practical efforts by the LUM to alleviate the sufferings of Lokoja community and environs.
“With what we witnessed and read on the pages of newspapers,social medias, it appears there is light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.
Recall that Light Up Movement embarked on two days Protest against the management of AEDC in which they presented a letter of demand to the representative of AEDC,Abuja on Wednesday after a crucial meetings an agreement was entered before the movement suspended the protests.
