EEDC Takes Safety Awareness to Schools

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc (EEDC) has embarked on massive stakeholders’ education/sensitisation campaign in schools within its franchise area.

The campaign is aimed at orientating school children who are seen as the, “leaders of tomorrow” at the early stage of their lives on electrical safety and electricity distribution operations.

The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, was quoted in a statement that the Disco’s officials visited Lady Ibiam Girls Secondary

School, Enugu, to engage the students. According to him, the children revealed that they had witnessed illegal activities going on within their environment, and are already growing up, seeing these illegalities as normal.

“As a result of this, our organisation decided to adopt the approach of, “training up a child in the way he/she should go, so that when he/she grows, he/she will never depart from it.

“We need to train and educate our children in the right direction on the use of electricity, especially for their safety anywhere they are,” he added.

Ezeh said the campaign is also an avenue for the children to understand how the electricity they make use of works, how it is generated and transmitted, among others.

“EEDC embarks on this campaign annually, though the activity was greatly affected last year due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and the attendant lockdown measures.

“So far, the campaign train has visited Trans-Ekulu Girls Secondary

School, National Grammar School Nike, Government Secondary School, Government Technical School, Uwani Secondary School, New Haven Secondary School and Citadel Schools, Maryland, Enugu, with many other schools yet to be visited,” the statement added.

According to the statement, the students were enthusiastic and exhibited much interest in the program, expressing happiness over what they were taught. The teachers were also not left out as learning is a continuum.