Gov Adeleke To Energy Ministry: Power Outage In Garage Olode For 15 Years ‘Embarrassing’, Rectify The Situation Without Delay

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed surprise that Garage Olode, a major town in Ifeland, has had a power outage for the past 15 years, and he has consequently directed the Ministry of Energy to look into the issue and take necessary steps to correct the situation without delay.

Governor Adeleke’s action was sequel to the complaints made by a group of indigenes of Garage Olode called ‘Imole political Alliance’ who narrated how the town and other adjacent villages have for more than a decade now been without power supply.

The governor, who noted that this had come to him as a surprise, called for a thorough investigation while the matter was also discussed during the last State Executive Council meeting.

‘We must do everything possible to restore power supply there. 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’ the governor noted.

A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed noted that as a preliminary step, the governor has promised to visit the Minister of Power in Abuja to discuss the completion of a major power project said to be almost 80 percent completed and which has been abandoned over contractual issues.

‘I will send a letter to the minister ahead of my visit to Abuja. We must not allow the project to waste. If completion is almost 80 percent, then the Federal Ministry of Power will be encouraged to ramp up efforts to complete the remaining phases.

I am also directing the ministry to summon the distribution company covering the area. Let’s hear from the discos. What are the challenges ? What can be done to restore power supply there.

I want to assure my people of Garage Olode and adjacent areas that our administration will break the jinx. We have done it in Obokun areas. We will repeat the feat in Garage Olode and others’ the governor added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you