The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ondo State chapter, has assured that the state would soon get regular power supply
It gave the assurance in a statement by its Director, Media & Publicity, Mr Steve Otaloro.
According to the statement: “The plan of the Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu administration to build some mini-grid power projects across the state aimed at supplying independent power to most critical public facilities and many communities in the state is a considerable feat of engineering that will bring dividends of democracy to the people of Ondo State.
“This is particularly so in Ondo South senatorial district where the masses have been denied electricity for several years.
“The 15 MW IPP that the Ondo State Governor is putting up in Akure will also substantially power certain parts of the city thus freeing more grid wattage for other parts of the central senatorial district. That plant will eventually power all our streetlights thus ending the days of diesel (AGO) procurement as a major drain on government purse.
“This test being carried out by the Office of Public Utilities, created by Akeredolu in December 2017, from Fiwasaye to Agbogbo on Metropolitan Streetlight Rehabilitation project has proven successful. This will also be extended to Oke aro and Igbatoro roads in Akure as indication of smart use of micro-grids.
“Akeredolu’s power intervention initiative is unique and a commendable project as it will bring additional value to the state through employment generation to our teeming population, and also bring about a revolution in the supply of public electricity in Ondo State with prompt attention to faulty supply, increasing regularity in electricity supply and regulated low tariff.
“It is our firm conviction that once the country could get its power sector right, economic and social development would also follow. We believe that power is so significant for the economic development of the country; not only economy, but also social development of the country. When we get power right, it will lead to the development of Nigeria’s economy and will touch the society in so many other areas.
“And with the increment in power supply achieved so far in the last three years of President Muhammadu Buhari government which put current generation capacity at 7,000mw, that plunged into abysmal 2,000mw in the last administration, it is obvious that Nigeria has barely scratched the surface as far as ameliorating the challenges inhibiting regular electricity supply is concerned.
“Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s giant strides in this regard is a step in the right direction. His commitment in this project would definitely lead to increase in regular power supply and capacity building in this sector that hitherto had been neglected by previous administrations in the state.”
