7 DAYS ULTIMATUM: SAGAMU YOUTHS ARRIVES COMPROMISE WITH IBEDC

By Olamide Yinusa

Sagamu Youths have reached compromise with Ibadan Electric Distribution Company’s (IBEDC) management after 7 days ultimatum to improve their services in Sagamu and environs or incur the wrath of their anger.

The call, according to a statement issued on Thursday, signed by Comrade Kayode Segun-Okeowo on behalf of Concerned Sagamu Stakeholders had warned them that failure to comply with the demand would result to shutting down of all their offices across Sagamu local Government Area.

The group which recently had Peaceful Protest on three points lingering issues such as; Say no to cult killings in Sagamu, say no to IBEDC extortion/ crazy bills in Sagamu local government and say no to high rate of unemployment in Sagamu and its environs
disclosed that compromised was reached after their present improved services to the Sagamu Local Government Area and promised to meet all the demands forwarded to the management of IBEDC.

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Their demand forwarded included:

1. We hereby mandate IBEDC to stop the unlawful imposition of outrageous estimated billing systems on the electricity consumers in Sagamu and it’s environs.
2. IBEDC must ensure and begin a process of supply of free prepaid meters to all electricity consumers in Sagamu.
3. Cancellation of all questionable accumulated debts based on estimated billings prior to the mandated installation of prepaid metres.
4. We say Enough is Enough to IBEDC exploitations and extortions on the good people of Sagamu.
5. We hereby use this medium to send a very strong warning to IBEDC management not to attempt to disregard any of our demands.
6. We demand that IBEDC points to community social responsibility (CSR) if any, being a private enterprise.
7. That IBEDC hasn’t been customer friendly with the people of Sagamu.
8. We say NO LIGHT NO BILL.

The release stated that, having promised to continually keep the entire youths and general public posted as events unfolded on the three pivotal points agenda, below were our resolutions during the Concerned Stakeholders’ meeting with IBEDC management on Sunday, June 26th, 2022.

1. The IBEDC management shall henceforth be customer friendly with the people of Sagamu.
2. That IBEDC shall work on the unlawful imposition of outrageous estimated billing system and ensure that the energy cost on the estimated billing system is drastically reduced to the barest minimum starting from this coming month until the national grid resolve the issue of generating energy.
3. That they shall manage the megawatt given daily to ensure that no area in Sagamu is cheated.
4. On metering, all the people in Sagamu are enjoined to exercise patient till the meters are available so that all houses can be metered freely. However, anyone who can’t excercise patience could approach or visit IBEDC Office and pay through MAP, and they will refund the money spent on meter back through energy consumption. (i:e, if you purchase energy of 2000, you will get energy of 4000 till all your money is dully refunded.
5. There shall be information dissemination from IBEDC to the general public on any power outage within Sagamu metropolis.
6. That IBEDC exploitations and extortions on the good people of Sagamu in any form shall stop.

Concerned Sagamu Stakeholders said, in view of the above resolution they had suspended the 7-day ultimatum given to IBEDC during the peaceful protest and press conference.

They used this medium to assure the youths and people of Sagamu that they would continually do follow ups on their demands till they were all met and actualized.