By Ibrahim Karim Bangura (Tanko)

One of the class ‘A’ Chiefdoms in the country, Lungi, has been sadly marred with constant electricity blackouts for over five years.

Speaking to some residents in Kaffu-Bullom, they said since April 4th 2018 to date, Lungi had experienced very bad outrage of electricity under President Bio’s led government.

According to close sources, the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) cannot afford a pump of fuel for their generators at all. “EDSA is forcing us to pay for meter service despite the huge blackout in our homes and work places.”

“Government is not doing us a favour; the incumbent administration of their so-called service delivery is extremely appalling ever since, ” they explained.

Explaining further, some indigenes of Lungi have confirmed to Africa24 that electricity situation in the chiefdom is highly poor and unsatisfactory under the leadership of the SLPP’s New Direction administration.

It could be recalled that the energy problem was heavy in December 24, 1996 to 2007 during the era of Late President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah not until it was restored in March 2014 by the erstwhile All People’s Congress administration led by former President Ernest Bai Koroma.

Credible sources said Lungi used to have constant energy supply at least 18hours every day and 24hours during the weekends (Saturday and Sundays).

“Business is so hard these days, I pay transport and buy ice cubes every day at the Lungi Airport Hotel to preserve my one cartoon fish which I sell at the Tintafor Market.

At present we are witnessing very low sales….many of our customers have simply disappeared.”

“Things are really not easy for us the market woman these days. Selling is very slow and the money we sometimes spend on transport to preserve our fish is so much that we could hardly realize much profit from sales at the end of the day,” explained Bandu Hawa Fatorma, a fishmonger at Tintafor Market, Lungi. Meanwhile, residents of are calling for an immediate response on the energy sector which they needed most to do their fishing business to be able to earn a living.