The Osogbo Business Hub of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) had no inkling of a group of guests they did not want in their Station Road office on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. They could have nipped the visit in the bud with the aid of law enforcement agencies.
But they were caught unawares. They became helpless when the guests–United Communities–marching from Oke Baale through Oja Oba, Orita Gbaemu, took their ire to their doorstep in songs and placards of different inscriptions, all expressing their grief over the darkness to which the IBEDC had thrown them.
On behalf of the protesting communities, Alhaji Badmus Akeem scolded the company for what he called their insensitivity to the plight of his people who had, according to him, endured pains of blackout and its socio-economic consequences.
He said the IBEDC’s conversion of the communities from Band A to Band C without valid justifications was the root of the problem, calling the company to revert to the band which would guarrantee them sufficient supply in the name of peace.
The Regional Head of the IBEDC, Mr Ifeanyi Ikeji appreiated the people for the peaceful conduct of their protest but explained that the matter was beyond the control of the company because, according to him, it is a national problem. However, he assured them that he would not fold his arms.
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