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16/04/2026

FIVE NOMINEES EMERGE FOR AKWA IBOM ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Gov Umo Eno has sent the names of five nominees to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, for screening and confirmation as Pioneer Commissioners of Akwa Ibom State Electricity Regulatory Commission, AKSERC*

The nominees include:

Engr. Ubong Etokudoh: Commissioner Engineering
(Deputy Manager, NERC)

Dr. Valerie Okon Obot: (Pioneer Perm Sec, Ministry of Power, AKS): Commissioner, Finance & Corporate Services

Mr Paul Okon: Commissioner, Economic Regulations (Manager Commercial, Ibom Power Company Ltd)

Dr Kalu Ukoha: Commissioner, Policy Planning & Innovation

Ms. Arit Okon Uya: Commissioner, Stakeholder Engagement & Consumer Affairs (Assistant GM, NERC)

11/03/2026

Guarding the Wires Before the Vandals Arrive: Power Stakeholders Weigh ₦100m Plan to Save Akwa Ibom’s Electricity Infrastructure

Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

In a rare convergence of advocacy and electricity sector stakeholders, representatives of the Independent Electricity Consumers Forum (IECOF) and its Akwa Ibom State chapter, Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum (AKECOF), on Tuesday met with key power sector institutions to deliberate on a proposed ₦100 million Electricity Infrastructure Protection and Anti-Vandalism Sensitisation Campaign aimed at safeguarding power facilities across the state.

The strategic meeting, held on March 10, 2026, at the Conference Room of Ibom Power Company Limited, Apico Investment House, Uyo, brought together officials from Ibom Power Company Limited, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to explore collaborative measures to curb the persistent menace of electricity infrastructure vandalism.

For a state that generates electricity yet still grapples with pockets of darkness, the conversation carried both urgency and irony, a reminder that sometimes the enemy of light is not lack of power, but lack of protection.

The meeting, which lasted nearly three hours, featured the formal presentation of a 12-month statewide anti-vandalism campaign proposal covering the 31 Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State.

Introducing the IECOF/AKECOF delegation, Comrade Joseph Ekpo, Director of Media and Publicity for AKECOF, outlined the forum’s mission as a consumer-driven power justice advocacy platform committed to strengthening public participation in protecting electricity infrastructure.

The Secretary of Ibom Power Company Limited, Barr. Ime Asibong, who represented the Managing Director, Engr. Camillus Umoh, presided over the deliberations and facilitated discussions among the participating institutions.

Presenting the campaign roadmap, AKECOF State Director, Dr. Victor David, unveiled the proposed ₦100 million implementation framework, designed to deploy anti-vandalism sensitisation programmes, community vigilance networks, and structured stakeholder engagement across the state.

According to him, the proposed funding model allocates 70 percent of the campaign budget to PHEDC, 20 percent to TCN, and 10 percent to Ibom Power Company Limited, reflecting what he described as the proportional ownership of critical electricity infrastructure within the state’s power value chain.

While welcoming the initiative, the Regional Manager of PHEDC, Engr. Stephen Mbat, urged caution on regulatory compliance, emphasizing the need to verify whether existing constitutional and regulatory provisions empower PHEDC to fund such advocacy initiatives.

He noted that without proper legal backing, even well-intentioned campaigns could risk becoming “energetic ideas stranded in bureaucratic darkness.”

Participants broadly commended IECOF and AKECOF for what many described as a timely intervention, noting that community enlightenment could significantly reduce vandalism and bridge the knowledge gap surrounding electricity infrastructure protection.

In a moment that blended technical insight with policy reflection, TCN’s Principal Manager and Head of Uyo Work Centre, Engr. Clement Eguaikhida, responded to questions regarding persistent national grid disturbances affecting power supply in the state.

He explained that Akwa Ibom holds a strategic advantage because it generates electricity locally and possesses transmission flexibility that could mitigate grid disruptions.

According to him, the 132 KVA Aba–Itu transmission line could be switched to the Itu–Idiabo line to stabilise supply during national grid disturbances, provided Ibom Power Company maintains consistent power generation.

However, he pointed to gas supply bottlenecks as a recurring obstacle preventing the state-owned generation facility from fully utilising this advantage.

In what sounded less like criticism and more like a technical nudge, he remarked that lasting power stability would require both federal responsibility and stronger state-level commitment.

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of IECOF, Chief Ubong Akpan, thanked participating institutions for what he described as a constructive and forward-looking engagement, assuring partners that future stakeholder meetings would expand to include a broader coalition.

He highlighted the expected involvement of security agencies such as the DSS, NSCDC, and the Nigeria Police Force, as well as institutional partners including the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Power.

Chief Akpan also revealed that 10-member executive committees have already been constituted in all 31 Local Government Areas to facilitate grassroots implementation of the campaign.

“Electricity infrastructure is not merely government property,” he noted. “It is a collective asset whose protection must begin with public awareness and community ownership.”

Other officials present at the meeting included Micheal Dada, Media Personnel of Ibom Power Company Limited; Engr. Aniefiok Bassey Sunday, Plant Manager of Ibom Power Company Limited; Glory Joshua, Senior Customer Officer of PHEDC; Peter Obua, Assistant Manager (Public Affairs), TCN; Joy Uzowuru, Officer II (Public Affairs), TCN; and Paul Okon of Ibom Power Company Limited.

As discussions closed, stakeholders agreed that while transformers may carry electricity, public awareness carries responsibility and without both, the lights may continue to flicker between hope and darkness.

28/02/2026

PRESS STATEMENT

Enough of Billing in Darkness: End the Tariff Carnival, Birth State Power Autonomy Now While We Tackle Vandalism.

The Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum (AKECOF) strongly condemns the rising wave of inflated and exorbitant estimated electricity bills imposed on residents of Akwa Ibom State despite epileptic and frustrating power supply. Billing citizens for darkness has become an economic paradox too expensive to ignore.

We call on the Akwa Ibom State Government to immediately accelerate the transition toward electricity sector autonomy, following the landmark constitutional reform signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removing electricity from the Exclusive Legislative List. With this decentralisation, states now possess clear constitutional authority to regulate and develop their electricity markets. By now, a functional State Electricity Regulatory Commission should have been established to ensure effective oversight, relieve the overburdened Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), and localise regulatory accountability.

We further demand urgent scrutiny of the exploitative billing practices of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), whose transactions continue to strain consumers even as supply remains inconsistent. Electricity consumers cannot remain captive financiers of inefficiency.

There is hope on the horizon. The Electricity Infrastructure Protection, Anti-Energy Theft and Power Sector Accountability Bill, 2026, filed before the Senate and House Committees on Power by the Independent Electricity Consumers Forum, the national body of AKECOF, seeks to abolish the controversial electricity banding regime introduced by NERC. This band classification system has, in practice, functioned less as a service benchmark and more as a technical tariff escalator.

Should the Bill see the light of legislative assent, consumers will witness a fair, verifiable, service-based tariff framework anchored on measurable supply, not speculative categorisation.

AKECOF is equally advancing from protest to proactive reform. We are in the final phase of strategizing to kick-start a statewide Sensitisation Campaign Against Vandalism of Critical Electricity Infrastructure, set to sweep across all 31 Local Government Areas. This initiative is strengthened by strategic collaboration with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Rural Electrification Agency, Ibom Power Company Limited, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED), Nigeria Union of Journalists (Akwa Ibom State Council), Nigeria Labour Congress, and the Department of State Services, among others. We have sent proposals to some of the agencies for critical partnership.

The successful constitution of Local Government Executives further reinforces grassroots advocacy for power justice and infrastructure protection.

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of AKECOF & IECOF, Chief Ubong Akpan, assures electricity consumers across the State that sustained advocacy will yield improved supply stability, sincere billing practices, and transparent sector accountability. The era of paying premium tariffs for intermittent supply must give way to a regime where service delivery determines cost, not assumptions. Power is not a luxury commodity; it is developmental oxygen. And Akwa Ibom consumers deserve illumination, not intimidation.

Signed:

Comrade Joseph Ekpo, Anipr
Director of Media and Publicity
Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum (AKECOF)
February 28, 2026

12/02/2026

PRESS STATEMENT

HISTORY AT LAST: POWER TO THE PEOPLE — PRESIDENT TINUBU SWITCHES THE LIGHTS OF ELECTRICITY GOVERNANCE TO STATES, AKWA IBOM READIES FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION

Uyo, Nigeria — Today, Nigerians bore witness to a watershed moment in the nation’s renewable journey and federalism. His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, signed into law the removal of Electricity from the Exclusive Legislative List, a bold constitutional reform long championed in public discourse, newspapers, and internet forums. This historic enactment fulfills the final promise of handing over electricity governance to the States in line with the Electricity Law 2023, amplifying the spirit of true fiscal federalism and economic empowerment.

This legislative milestone not only redefines the power sector’s governance architecture nationally but fortifies the Akwa Ibom Electricity Law 2025, providing a statutory compass for a smooth, transparent, and economically astute transition of administration in the energy sector of Akwa Ibom State.

President Tinubu’s reform did what many commentators believed impossible: he pulled electricity out of the Exclusive List, making the sector no longer the preserve of Abuja but a shared responsibility and opportunity for all federating units. By doing so, he placed power where the people live, work, and pay their bills.

For decades, editorial columns, blogs, and podcasts have lampooned the ineptitude of centralized electricity governance. But today’s enactment affirms that federal restructuring can be pragmatic, purposeful, and people-centered.

Critique and Context
While this new legislative architecture is undeniably historic, it does unveil intellectual and operational grey zones:

Transitional Clarity: The Electricity Law 2023 articulates State roles post-devolution but leaves a haze around asset valuation, legacy contracts, and tariff harmonization. Clarity and enforceable standards are urgently needed to avoid piecemeal implementation that benefits a few at the expense of many.

Capacity and Regulation: States now inherit regulatory authority, but without synchronized regulatory strengthening, we risk fragmentation, legal disputes, and cost escalation. Harmonized guidelines not siloed interpretations should preside.

Consumer Protection: The Law must emphasize tariff transparency, universal service obligations, and safeguards against exploitation by service providers.

Analysts in a Frenzy
Power sector analysts normally a staid cohort are going haywire. Why? Because while the Federal Government withdrew a certain trillion-naira allocation reportedly in excess of ₦1.8 trillion previously earmarked for energy subsidies across the 36 States and the FCT Abuja, it simultaneously declared it will no longer honor subsidy arrears. This is perceived as double jeopardy; economic injustice writ large; fiscal schizophrenia of the first order.

Critics argue that withdrawing such a humongous amount without a pragmatic replacement framework creates a bigger problem than it solves a paradox where a celebrated reform risks deepening energy poverty if consumers abruptly shoulder subsidized cost burdens without transitional cushions.

Choose Justice, Not Juxtaposition
This approach amounts to economic dissonance, fiscal injustice, and an equity vacuum. Good reform should empower citizens, not overwhelm them. And while the Electricity Law 2023 (particularly Sections 4–7 on State participation) directs devolution, it also calls for fairness, reasonableness, and due process in pricing and subsidy management principles that cannot be sidelined for budget optics.

AKECOF’s Perspective
The Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum (AKECOF) welcomes this historic shift and urges:

• Immediate establishment of State-anchored power transition task forces;
• Transparent audit of 10 years of backlog energy subsidy debts in Akwa Ibom;
• A just, phased subsidy realignment strategy that protects vulnerable consumers;
• Harmonized regulatory frameworks with federal oversight where necessary.

This is a moment to laugh with relief, think with depth, and act with courage. President Tinubu’s bold stroke must be matched with clarity, fairness, and consumer-first policies.

Signed,
Comrade Joseph Ekpo, Anipr
Director, Media and Publicity
Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum (AKECOF)
12022026

09/02/2026

Important Information

It is illegal for DiSCO (Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution) PHED to migrate arrears (debts) into a newly installed Prepaid Meter.

It is not in the regulations set by the Regulator (Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) NERC for arrears to be migrated into the meters.

PHED should desist from this illegality because the Electricity Consumers in Akwa Ibom will resist it by all means.

What about the Federal Government subsidy of N3.6tr deducted from the Federation Account for all the states in the Federation?
The corruption in this sector is alarming and it must stop.

In Akwa Ibom, we have gas endowment, but Ibom Power is shut down due to gas supply and other maintenance issues.

We will confront the migration of over-estimated billing arrears into meters by all means.

Arrears can only be paid after reconciliation with the customers and a payment plan is made available for the customer to pay outside the meter by the Disco, as stipulated in the regulations.

Chief Ubong Akpan
Chairman, AKECOF
Electricity Advocate

29/01/2026

PRESS STATEMENT

How Darkness Lost a Seat in Parliament

In a political climate where public office is often reduced to personal profit and constituency projects are treated as campaign slogans rather than binding covenants, Hon. Unyime Idem PhD has once again committed what now appears to be a radical offence in Nigeria’s democracy: he kept his word—and kept it excellently.

Earlier today, Hon. Unyime Idem formally donated 25 units of 500KVA/33KV high-capacity line transformers to the Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, ensuring that each of the 24 wards receives a transformer, with one additional unit serving as strategic reserve. This intervention marks the immediate commencement of full-scale electricity restoration to communities that have endured over five years of total power collapse.

This landmark achievement is not a token gesture. It is a technical, financial, and moral intervention of uncommon scale. Unlike the conventional 300KVA/11KV transformers typically deployed for limited domestic use, the 500KVA/33KV units procured by Rt. Hon. Idem deliver higher load capacity, wider distribution reach, superior insulation standards, and long-term grid stability. In practical terms, this means not just light bulbs glowing again, but revived local economies, safer streets, functional health facilities, productive SMEs, and restored human dignity.

To guarantee efficiency, transparency, and sustainability, Rt. Hon. Idem has constituted two broad-based committees—an Implementation Committee and a Security Committee—drawing respected representatives from all 24 wards. This inclusive framework ensures community ownership, proper siting, rapid installation, and firm protection of critical power assets against vandalism and theft.

Installation and connection will commence immediately in communities where infrastructure had completely collapsed, while other areas will be covered systematically in phases, with an unequivocal assurance that every ward will be connected to the national grid under the Rep. Unyime Idem Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency Electricity Restoration Initiative.

BEYOND TRANSFORMERS: A RECORD THAT TRANSFORMS LIVES

This intervention is consistent with the broader, people-centred legislative and humanitarian legacy of Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem, widely regarded as one of the most effective House of Representatives members in Nigeria’s political history.

His record includes, but is not limited to:

• Facilitation of federal employment opportunities for constituents across key MDAs
• Overseas technology and capacity-building programmes, notably in China, positioning youths for the global digital economy
• Targeted humanitarian interventions in health, education, and social welfare
• Unequalled constituency outreach anchored on listening, empathy, and delivery
• National Assembly legislations that prioritize development, equity, and social justice over elite convenience

It is therefore unsurprising—but deeply ironic that a growing political sentiment suggests that Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem “may not be given a third-term ticket,” not for failure, but for outperforming the field. The emerging narrative appears clear: repeat terms are for those who failed, while excellence must be retired early to comfort mediocrity.

Let it be stated without ambiguity: this is not political fatigue—it is political discomfort by those outclassed in governance.

POWER JUSTICE, NOT POWER GREED

From the standpoint of Power Justice Advocacy, this intervention represents a paradigm shift in public service. While it may not instantly eliminate darkness across Ukanafun and Oruk Anam, it decisively breaks the cycle of neglect, hoarding, and elite indifference that has defined the power sector for decades.

At a time when public funds meant for infrastructure are warehoused, weaponized, or wasted, Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem has demonstrated that political office can still be a tool for justice, not greed. His actions expose the uncomfortable truth that darkness in our communities often has less to do with technical constraints and more to do with moral failure in leadership.

A CALL TO EMULATE, NOT ELIMINATE

This electricity restoration initiative should not be politicized; it should be replicated. It should not be resisted; it should be rewarded. It should not be mocked by cynics; it should be studied by policymakers.

Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem has shown that representation is not about rhetoric, but results. In doing so, he has raised the bar—and in the process, exposed those who prefer the lights off, so long as their pockets stay full.

History will remember this moment clearly:
When one man chose to light up 24 wards, and in doing so, illuminated the difference between leadership and mere occupation of office.

Signed:

Comrade Joseph Ekpo Anipr
Director, Media and Publicity
Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum (AKECOF)

27/01/2026

STERLING GLOBAL'S (Sumedha Energy Ltd) FLARES OF ANGUISH: Eastern Obolo Burns While Akwa Ibom's Power Dream Goes Up in Smoke

UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

In an advocacy visit charged with urgency and moral authority, the State Director of the Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum (AKECOF), Dr. Victor David, set the tone of engagement with a power-justice framework, declaring that gas flaring in Eastern Obolo represents "a criminal waste of energy, a public health assault, and a violation of host-community rights under the Electricity Act 2023 and the Akwa Ibom State Electricity Law 2025."

Dr. David stressed that flared gas, if converted, can generate electricity sufficient to power the entire Eastern Obolo axis and evacuate megawatts into the state grid, in line with the decentralisation, energy access, and environmental protection principles enshrined in the new power laws.

Following this, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of AKECOF, Chief Ubong Akpan, painstakingly reeled out the anomalies the Forum is interrogating in Sterling Global's (Sumedha Energy Ltd) operations, including:

- Persistent routine gas flaring in violation of global best environmental practices.
- Absence of structured gas-to-power investment despite abundant feedstock.
- Neglect of health and compensation rights of host communities.
- Environmental degradation without remediation.
- Economic exploitation masked by token corporate gestures.

The Paramount Ruler of Eastern Obolo, His Royal Majesty, Ubong Harry John Etetor, in his Uyo residence, lamented that Sterling Global (Sumedha Energy Ltd) is burning Eastern Obolo with a flame of fire and returning peanuts to the people, leaving behind poisoned air, damaged ecosystems, and growing health vulnerabilities.

His Majesty further disclosed that the company has inflicted serious injury on the community by promoting the very practices it publicly condemns, describing a pattern of ill-treatment, manipulation, and extractive profiteering.

He confided in AKECOF that Sterling Global's (Sumedha Energy Ltd) relationship with Eastern Obolo people has been characterised by systematic neglect, broken promises, and exploitative conduct, even as the community bears the full burden of environmental and social costs.

The Paramount Ruler of Eastern Obolo, His Royal Majesty Harry John Etetor, has declared that the OML 13 Board of Trustees on PIA is illegally constituted and is not recognized by all stakeholders in the area.

The Royal Father said that our visit is that of angels to him and he is ready to stand by us to redeem his people from the Indians' manipulations.

The advocacy delegation comprised:

- Chief Ubong Akpan – Chairman, Board of Trustees
- Dr. Victor David – State Director
- Comrade Ime Udoh – Director of Finance
- Comrade Joseph Ekpo, Anipr – Director, Media and Publicity
- Cmdr. Otorodi Warribo – Coordinator, Eastern Obolo AKECOF

The Coordinator Cmdr. Warribo, warned Sterling Global (Sumedha Energy Ltd) in Ikot Abasi not to "show its claws" to the people of Eastern Obolo, cautioning against any attempt to deploy intimidation, divide-and-rule tactics, or corporate manipulation to silence legitimate demands.

Invoking the Electricity Act 2023, which mandates efficient energy resource utilization, host community inclusion, and environmental sustainability, as well as the Akwa Ibom State Electricity Law 2025, which empowers subnational energy development and community benefit frameworks, AKECOF declared that:

"Flaring gas in a power-deficient state is both an economic crime and a moral failure."

The Forum emphasized that continued flaring without conversion, compensation, and remediation amounts to slow violence against lives and livelihoods, and warned that if Sterling Global (Sumedha Energy Ltd) fails to realign its operations with the law and community rights, AKECOF will not hesitate to recommend regulatory sanctions and national intervention for the scale of ecological and economic damage inflicted on its landlord communities.

The message from Eastern Obolo from the Coordinator was unequivocal: Turn the flames into light. Turn exploitation into restitution. Turn corporate profit into community power.

21/01/2026

Consumers Cry Out as Ibom Power Faces Debt, Gas Shortage; AKECOF Seeks Accountability in Akwa Ibom’s Power Ecosystem

UYO, Akwa Ibom — Electricity consumers in Akwa Ibom State are demanding urgent action and transparent accountability from stakeholders in the state’s power sector following a high-profile engagement between the Ibom Power Company leadership and the Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum (AKECOF). The meeting which took place, Tuesday January 20, 2026 at about 1p.m at 2nd Floor Apico Investment House, Uyo
Akwa Ibom State, held to examine the current state and future prospects of the state-owned power generation outfit, underscored deep-seated challenges, including outstanding debts, interrupted gas supply and infrastructure constraints that continue to throttle reliable electricity delivery to households and businesses.

Formal protocols commenced with Michael Dada, Media Personnel of Ibom Power, introducing the Managing Director and management of the company. Thereafter, Comrade Joseph Ekpo, Director of Media and Publicity of AKECOF, introduced the leadership of the forum and set the tone for the visit focused on stakeholder interrogation of the state of power supply in Akwa Ibom. Also joining the delegation were AKECOF’s State Director, Dr. Victor David; Secretary General, Ulap Brightsolution Unoh; and the Director of Protocol and Special Duties, Comr. Idara Udoh.

Dr. David emphasised that the visit was aligned with Gov. Pastor Umo Eno’s recent state executive council directive mandating all commissioners to be ready to render account of stewardship, describing 2026 as “a year of accountability.” He commended the Managing Director for granting the audience and highlighted the need for collective responsibility to strengthen the power ecosystem.

Chief Ubong Akpan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AKECOF, thanked the Ibom Power leadership for hosting the forum and sought clarity on unresolved issues since the unbundling of the power sector in 2023, such as claims of indebtedness to Savannah Energy’s gas supplier and the operational status of the company’s turbines.

MD’s Response: Debt, Gas Constraints, and Operational Challenges: In response, Ibom Power Company’s Managing Director, Engr. Camillus Umoh, characterised the scrutiny as a “score-carding” exercise and addressed the assembled stakeholders strictly within his operational mandate. Engr. Umoh acknowledged ongoing efforts to navigate the constraints facing the company but stressed that the broader power ecosystem’s challenges required coordinated action by all players.

Pointing to systemic issues, he stated that a prolonged breach in the return on investment had severely constrained operations, noting that power generation firms including Ibom Power are owed significant funds by the federal government due to unpaid electricity subsidies — a situation that has hindered liquidity across the sector. Recent reporting indicates that Ibom Power alone is owed tens of billions of naira amid a wider liquidity crisis affecting generation companies nationwide.

Engr. Umoh confirmed that only two turbines are currently functional, and no electricity is being generated at present because of an absence of gas supply and funding gaps, echoing recent coverage that identified liquidity challenges and lack of gas supply as core reasons why Ibom Power has not been able to generate electricity despite installed capacity.

He detailed multiple operational bottlenecks including vandalism of transmission infrastructure, aging and overused plant components, and the need for rehabilitation of critical infrastructure. The MD urged that addressing these challenges — from protecting infrastructure to ensuring metering and revenue collection — was essential for investor confidence and sustainable operations.

Governor’s Vision Meets Ground Realities:
The forum also referenced strategic directives from Gov. Umo Eno, who has publicly stated that “electricity is not a luxury but a right” and emphasised the intention to transform the state’s power sector to deliver reliable and affordable electricity to all Akwa Ibomites.

Despite these pronouncements and a past Electricity Summit that pledged a roadmap for sector reform, consumers continue to experience intermittent power supply, raising questions about implementation timelines and coordination among sector actors.

Engr. Umoh concluded by reaffirming the company’s commitment to partner with AKECOF on sensitisation campaigns across all local government areas to promote consumer rights, infrastructure protection and revenue accountability. He maintained that Gov. Eno’s intentions to reposition the power sector remain firm but emphasised that intentions must translate into actionable outcomes for consumers to feel the impact.

Consumers Await Tangible Change: Electricity consumers in the state have expressed frustration that despite abundant gas resources and the presence of a state-owned generation company, reliable power remains elusive. While the discussions mark an important step toward transparency and stakeholder engagement, the demand for measurable progress — not just policy pronouncements — remains at the forefront of public expectation.

The Ibom Power’s engagement with AKECOF underscores a critical moment in Akwa Ibom’s pursuit of a responsive and accountable power sector. The challenge now lies in converting the gains from dialogue into top improvements in electricity generation and supply that will benefit every consumer across the state.

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