{"id":40840,"date":"2022-08-27T18:02:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T18:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=40840"},"modified":"2022-08-27T18:02:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T18:02:14","slug":"emir-of-kontagora-lauds-aedc-for-improved-power-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/08\/27\/emir-of-kontagora-lauds-aedc-for-improved-power-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Emir of Kontagora lauds AEDC for improved power supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Barau Mu\u2019azu 11, has lauded the management of\u00a0 Abuja <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2021\/12\/06\/abuja-electricity-distribution-company-apologises-to-consumers-over-workers-strike\/\">Electricity Distribution Company<\/a><\/strong> (AEDC) for an improved power supply in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Muazu II spoke at his palace on Friday when Alhaji Mahamud Keni, Niger Regional Manager, AEDC, paid him a courtesy visit.<\/p>\n<p>The emir said that the improvement in supply supply had enhanced small scale businesses in the emirate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d We will mobilize our people to ensure prompt payment of electricity bills for effective service delivery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he had since directed district and ward hards to sensitive residents on the need to safeguard power facilities and ensure\u00a0 prompt payment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/08\/23\/minister-seeks-increased-investments-in-electricity-industry\/\">electricity<\/a> bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d We will\u00a0 reach out to consumers to do everything possible to protect all facilities against vandalism for constant power supply,\u201d Mu\u2019azu II promised.<\/p>\n<p>The emir urged consumers to report any form of vandalism of the company\u2019s properties as well as desist from illegal connections.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201dit is the duty of residents, who pay their bills regularly, to assist the company to monitor illegal connections and report such to the authority concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIf the residents alert the company about illegal connections of electricity, it will further sanitise the system and improve service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d We will continue to\u00a0 educate our people to assist your company in this direction\u00a0 to ensure 24-hour uninterrupted power supply for enhanced socioeconomic development of our area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking earlier, Keni congratulated the emir over \u201dhis well deserved appointment\u201d and prayed to Allah to guide him as he administers the affairs of the emirate .<\/p>\n<p>He informed the emir that the AEDC had highlighted a lot of challenges facing electricity supply in the state and had perfected strategies on how to tackle them to ensure uninterrupted power supply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have succeeded in\u00a0 replacing\u00a0 all the damaged facilities responsible for the epileptic power supply experienced\u00a0 in all parts of our state .<\/p>\n<p>\u201d We are soliciting the support of the royal father to assist in mobilizing consumers on the need to pay for electricity and prevent vandalism of our equipment for more improvement in service delivery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Barau Mu\u2019azu 11, has lauded the management of\u00a0 Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) for an improved power supply in the area. 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