Lekki residents decry two-week power outage, demand restoration

Some residents of Lekki Phase 1 in Lagos have decried the power outage that has crippled activities in the area for about two weeks following a transformer fault.

The residents also condemned what they described as negligence, poor communication, and indifference on the part of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) during the blackout.

Speaking on Sunday, August 9, 2026, the residents said the prolonged outage had imposed significant financial burdens on them.

They added that the blackout had resulted in spoilt food items, while residents who depend on private generators have been forced to spend more on fuel.

The residents appealed to the EKEDC management to urgently restore electricity supply to Alhaji Hakeem Odumosu Street and other affected parts of the Lekki 1 area.

One of the residents, Taiwo Bolodeoku, described the situation as disturbing and disheartening.

Bolodeoku said: “It has been almost two weeks now since a transformer blew up with a loud bang. The transformer services our home and quite a number of other houses in the area.

“No information has been given, no apology has been sent out, and we wonder what is going on as we continue to wait endlessly.

“EKEDC has just been going back and forth without providing information or a plan on when the transformer will be fixed.”

Another resident, Margaret Sogbesan, accused the EKEDC management of playing politics with the situation.

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“The system is somehow. We have spoken to everyone that needs to be spoken to; they have given updates and made promises to restore power, but here we are, still without a solution. So, it is really frustrating,” she said.

However, an EKEDC official, Adeyemi Razaq, said the company would restore electricity supply in the area during the week.

Razaq said the workers had requested the materials needed to repair the transformer and that the request had been approved by the head office.

“Hopefully, I am promising next week. The materials may arrive on Monday. Hopefully, by Tuesday, they will come and carry out the job, before Wednesday or Thursday next week,” he said.