15 Years Power Outage: Hope In Sight For Garage Olode
Written by News Desk on September 30, 2024
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed the Ministry of Energy to look into the power supply at Garage Olode I. Ife South local government which has had no power supply for the past 15 years.
In a statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor while passing through the border town was briefed by a group of indigenes named Imole political Alliance who narrated how the town and other adjacent villages have been without power supply in the last 15 years.
Expressing surprise at the report, Governor Adeleke called for a thorough investigation into the matter which had been raised at the last State Executive Council meeting.
“We must do everything possible to restore power supply. The Ministry must interface with Disco and the Federal Ministry of Power to find a lasting solution.
“We must connect Garage Olode and adjacent communities to the national grid. The town is of critical importance being a major economic zone and a border town. We will explore all options”.
Governor Adeleke assured that he would visit the Federal Minister of Power in Abuja to discuss the completion of a major power project, which is said to be almost 80 percent completed and which has been abandoned over contractual issues.
He also directed the ministry of Energy to summon the distribution company covering the area to know the challenges and what can be done to restore power supply to the community.
The Governor assured the residents of Garage Olode and adjacent areas that his administration would break the jinx
