Growing frustration over unstable electricity supply in Sagamu has prompted youth leaders to formally petition power authorities, calling for urgent reforms to improve energy access in the Ogun State industrial town.
The appeal, submitted by the Sagamu Youth Association (SYA), was addressed to the management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and copied to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), raising concerns about what residents described as a worsening power situation affecting homes, businesses and educational activities.
In the petition, the association’s Committee on Electricity Issues warned that persistent load allocation challenges have left large parts of Sagamu operating under limited daily electricity supply, largely due to the current Band B and Band E classifications assigned to the 11KVA feeder serving the town.
The document, signed by the committee chairman, Bashiru Hammed Adewale — popularly known as Honourable Prince Lahbash — stressed that the unreliable power supply has created serious economic and social challenges across the community.
According to the association, small and medium-scale enterprises, artisans and students have been among the most affected groups, as the lack of stable electricity has disrupted productivity and daily routines.
Local businesses, the youths noted, have increasingly resorted to alternative power sources such as generators to sustain operations, a shift that has significantly raised operating costs and slowed commercial activity within the town.
To address the immediate situation, the association proposed a tentative upgrade of the affected 11KVA feeder from Band E to Band C within Nigeria’s electricity service-based tariff system.
The youths argued that such a temporary adjustment could increase the guaranteed hours of electricity supply available to residents while longer-term technical interventions — including transformer upgrades and network improvements — are implemented.
“Residents and business owners in Sagamu have continued to suffer inadequate electricity supply under the current Band E classification,” the petition stated.
“This has severely affected economic activities, small and medium-scale enterprises, students, artisans and the general well-being of people living in the town.”
Beyond the request for improved power allocation, the youth group also extended an invitation to IBEDC officials to attend a proposed town hall meeting with electricity consumers and community stakeholders in Sagamu.
The engagement, according to the association, would create an opportunity for open dialogue on the challenges facing the local electricity network while allowing residents and service providers to jointly explore practical solutions.
The group assured the electricity distribution company that adequate security arrangements and proper coordination would be provided for the meeting.
Community leaders expressed optimism that sustained engagement between power authorities and residents could help rebuild trust while paving the way for long-term improvements in electricity supply across Sagamu.
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