Many residents of Lagos State, especially in the Mainland, had their Christmas celebration without electricity.
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Vanguard gathered that most of the areas affected were Ojota, Ketu, Mile 12, Palmgrove, Onipanu, Maryland, Bariga, Oshodi/Isolo, Mushin and Iyana Oworo, where residents said they have been having blackout since December 25.
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Some of the residents expressed their displeasure at the new distribution companies' inability to supply regular power supply to the metropolis and its environs.
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Mr. Adeyinka Ayo, who resides at Mushin, said the privatisation of the power sector had not been beneficial to the citizens in spite of government's efforts to make things work.
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He said: "We have not seen in this manner before.
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There was light on December 24, although it was on and off till 7a.m. on Christmas day.
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"Since then, up till this morning (yesterday), we have not seen light in any part of this area."
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Ketu, Island Similarly, Mr. Sunday Olarewaju, a resident of Ketu, said that the management of Ikeja DISCO had not given any explanation for the blackout.
Christmas should be full of praises to Jesus Christ and not all this
Not the type of christmas we expected in that region of Nigeria. such disasters should not happen on any day talkless of Christmas.