There was a thunderous shout and rejoice, gallore insome sections around the Off campus of the kogi state university today the 3rd of November 2014, but what
exactly happened?. Sit back relax and fasten your seatbelt as femstac has brings to you what has been happening for weeks where some student lodges in Kogi state university don't have light.
Just this Saturday the 1st day of the month of November, students that are been affected by the spoilt
Transformer around Asta quarters converged in front of Eagles at around 7.30am both male and female to have a peaceful protest down to the NEPA office, the journey
started at about 7.50am on their way a student name (not disclosed) was hit by a motorcycle, the scene caused a little bit of turpsy-Turvy by the already angry
students and there was a transfer of aggression from them to the rider, thou it was finally settled.
Transformer around Asta quarters converged in front of Eagles at around 7.30am both male and female to have a peaceful protest down to the NEPA office, the journey
started at about 7.50am on their way a student name (not disclosed) was hit by a motorcycle, the scene caused a little bit of turpsy-Turvy by the already angry
students and there was a transfer of aggression from them to the rider, thou it was finally settled.
Exactly 8.25am by my wristwatch they got to the NEPA
office low and behold all the NEPA workers, officials
including the man that has been parading himself as the
manager all the while and the new manager were all
present. First and foremost the angry students switched
off the generator and was been carried away before the
leader of the peaceful protest pleaded for them to return
the generator.
office low and behold all the NEPA workers, officials
including the man that has been parading himself as the
manager all the while and the new manager were all
present. First and foremost the angry students switched
off the generator and was been carried away before the
leader of the peaceful protest pleaded for them to return
the generator.
The NEPA manager who refused to disclose his name
summoned the student for some peaceful talk and
deliberation but the student remained Adamant and
insisted they want to know why are they still in
darkness after all this weeks, even when they have come
here times without numbers to lay an official complain,
the manager tried to explain but before we know what
was happening the Police as already invaded the NEPA
premises with guns and ammunitions, some students
ran for their dear lives, of course the police didn't shoot
at anybody neither was there any casualties recorded.
summoned the student for some peaceful talk and
deliberation but the student remained Adamant and
insisted they want to know why are they still in
darkness after all this weeks, even when they have come
here times without numbers to lay an official complain,
the manager tried to explain but before we know what
was happening the Police as already invaded the NEPA
premises with guns and ammunitions, some students
ran for their dear lives, of course the police didn't shoot
at anybody neither was there any casualties recorded.
The D.C.O. In person of Willy Mama summoned the
students to come closer and pleaded that the manager
should be given time to express his mind and say what
was disturbing the transformer for been fixed. And he
said "Great Nigerian students" which the students didn't
answer, he went further saying " he knows what the
students are passing through that the engineers that
ought to come and run a PC&M test on the transformer
from Lokoja are yet to come, that there's a need for
them to run a PC&M test on the spoilt transformer to
see if its still going to be available for use"
students to come closer and pleaded that the manager
should be given time to express his mind and say what
was disturbing the transformer for been fixed. And he
said "Great Nigerian students" which the students didn't
answer, he went further saying " he knows what the
students are passing through that the engineers that
ought to come and run a PC&M test on the transformer
from Lokoja are yet to come, that there's a need for
them to run a PC&M test on the spoilt transformer to
see if its still going to be available for use"
"He pleaded that they need to be given time to be able
to carry out those tests" it was there the students
disclosed to the DCO that the NEPA are the brain behind
been in blackout, that they know the transformer cannot
accumulates so much loads, they still went further
distributing the light, to the extent of a man name
withheld impersonating himself as NEPA manager
collecting money from houses, lodges, industries on this
same 500kv transformer, to the extent of giving a
particular Line known as (Reclin) to an uncompleted
building after collecting over #150,000.
to carry out those tests" it was there the students
disclosed to the DCO that the NEPA are the brain behind
been in blackout, that they know the transformer cannot
accumulates so much loads, they still went further
distributing the light, to the extent of a man name
withheld impersonating himself as NEPA manager
collecting money from houses, lodges, industries on this
same 500kv transformer, to the extent of giving a
particular Line known as (Reclin) to an uncompleted
building after collecting over #150,000.
t would be recalled that the governor's father Late Pa
Wada before he dies played a very instrumental role for
the students in bringing this transformer for them to
use. And gave the students of that axis directives to
report anybody that claims he's a NEPA official trying to
connect from the transformer to another axis, of which
happened severally but studnets won't just allow them
to do that, its a pity that the death of the man finally
brought the problem and the transformer finally spoilt
due to the overloading of the NEPA workers.
Wada before he dies played a very instrumental role for
the students in bringing this transformer for them to
use. And gave the students of that axis directives to
report anybody that claims he's a NEPA official trying to
connect from the transformer to another axis, of which
happened severally but studnets won't just allow them
to do that, its a pity that the death of the man finally
brought the problem and the transformer finally spoilt
due to the overloading of the NEPA workers.
The DCO having heard all this asked the student what to
they want, the students said firstly they should
disconnect all those that are not bonafied benefiaries of
the transformer and that latest by monday the
transformer should be fixed up or a new one should be
provided. Immediately the NEPA put a call through to
his superior in IDAH, and he ordered that the students to
nominate 5 people that will come with the manager to
IDAH.
they want, the students said firstly they should
disconnect all those that are not bonafied benefiaries of
the transformer and that latest by monday the
transformer should be fixed up or a new one should be
provided. Immediately the NEPA put a call through to
his superior in IDAH, and he ordered that the students to
nominate 5 people that will come with the manager to
IDAH.
On getting to IDAH they had a peaceful deliberation and
concluded that the transformer should be repaired
immediately, and surprisingly they started work on
Sunday by repairing the gasket, pistin & Ring they bought
some kegs full of Oil and was been poured in and on
monday afternoon they completed what they started and
it was switched on, up to the time of filling this report
femstecNews gathered that the transformer is working
perfectly well at least for now.
concluded that the transformer should be repaired
immediately, and surprisingly they started work on
Sunday by repairing the gasket, pistin & Ring they bought
some kegs full of Oil and was been poured in and on
monday afternoon they completed what they started and
it was switched on, up to the time of filling this report
femstecNews gathered that the transformer is working
perfectly well at least for now.
Speaking with some student at the transformer venue
where the NEPA where still working, a female student
Haulat yusuf 300 level mass communication dislose to
this source saying " yes now we can stay in our houses
do whatever we want to do with the light and no need of
carrying our gadgets outside to charge.
A male final year student Of accounting Ogbonmeh
promise said, it was hell without the light one can't
complete his or her project on time without the light but
now one can feel free and do whatever at will. A 100
level student by name cecilia said she has used almost
the little stipents been send to her to pay for charging #
50 a day if you calculate that a month you will buy a
jean she laughs. But now all that is over.
where the NEPA where still working, a female student
Haulat yusuf 300 level mass communication dislose to
this source saying " yes now we can stay in our houses
do whatever we want to do with the light and no need of
carrying our gadgets outside to charge.
A male final year student Of accounting Ogbonmeh
promise said, it was hell without the light one can't
complete his or her project on time without the light but
now one can feel free and do whatever at will. A 100
level student by name cecilia said she has used almost
the little stipents been send to her to pay for charging #
50 a day if you calculate that a month you will buy a
jean she laughs. But now all that is over.
The students will like to thank Some lodges like
Sanctuary Lodge, Potters House, Believers Lodge, Royal
Garden, Millionaires Quarters and most especially Eagles
Lodge for their unrelented effort in making sure that
electricity is been restored back for them, especially
now that exams is fast approaching, and not forgetting
the policemen, NEPA officials, and the Late Pa Wada for
the role they took. Before during and after this incident.
See pictures of the scene below.
Sanctuary Lodge, Potters House, Believers Lodge, Royal
Garden, Millionaires Quarters and most especially Eagles
Lodge for their unrelented effort in making sure that
electricity is been restored back for them, especially
now that exams is fast approaching, and not forgetting
the policemen, NEPA officials, and the Late Pa Wada for
the role they took. Before during and after this incident.
See pictures of the scene below.
Written by Adeyanju Femi
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