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Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has charged the people of the state to mount surveillance in all the communities and prevent vandals from destroying electricity facilities provided to shore up power supply and for steady economic growth.

Oyebanji also warned communities experiencing restiveness to be wary of their actions, stressing that the government may not contemplate siting any project in any turbulent environment for security reasons.

The Governor gave the charge on Thursday, while commissioning a 33 KVA Aramoko- Ijero electricity project in Ijero Ekiti, and another one for Ilawe - Igbala Odo Ekiti.

Harping on the imperative of the towns working hard to avert destruction of the power facilities, Oyebanji stressed that no community can experience development while in perpetual darkness and mired in interrupted power supply.

"Light and development are like twins. Any town without electricity will find it difficult to develop. I can see the stagnation and difficulty for Ijero to develop with this situation. From today, the economic activities will go up.

"Our traders, fashion designers, welders, bakers and other artisans will enjoy the full benefit and our local economy will be transformed. Some of the teachers and doctors posted here won't seek posting to other towns that are electrified.

"For you to enjoy this facility, form a surveillance and watch over it. Don't allow vandals to destroy it. Those who are destroying our facilities are living within us. They are our people, so help us beg and appeal to them to desist from this unwholesome act.This project is not going to benefit Ijero alone, but all the towns in the local government".

On how the town can be evenly metered, Oyebanji, said: "I want the residents to work with the Ministry to ensure that all the houses are metered. It has happened in Ikogosi, Aramoko and Erinjiyan. But if you don't get the meters, you will only see the facilities, you won't see the light.

"I want to discourage the culture of bulk or estimated billings, so that you can only pay for the electricity used, nobody will cheat you", he said.

Oyebanji promised to extend electricity to the General Hospital in Ijero Ekiti, so that the electricity provided can full serve the purpose for which it is meant for.

On the decrepit state of Aramoko-Ijero road that was constituting a threat to commuters, Oyebanji disclosed that the route is a federal road, saying efforts are being intensified to ensure that it receives the attention of the federal government via the federal lawmakers to fasttrack action on it.

On the crisis in Ayegunle community, a vassal town under Ijero Ekiti between the traditional ruler and a faction, Oyebanji urged the people of of the town to maintain peace, saying the raging bedlam was a statement that will impede progress and development in the town, if not halted.

"Let us allow our traditional rulers to handle it. Let us await how the matter will be resolved. It is a traditional issue that we believed our traditional rulers can handle effectively. Let us allow them to handle it to restore peace to the town".

Speaking in Ilawe Ekiti at the commissioning of the electricity extension to Igbara- Odo and Ogotun Ekiti, Oyebanji, said the communities had hitherto been getting their power from Ondo State, but would now be receiving maximum supply from Ado Ekiti 33KVA substation, which will be more stable.

In[b] his submission, the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Pubic Utilities, Prof. Bolaji Aluko, described the project as significant on the premise that the the benefitting towns will be disconnected from the hitherto electricity connection from far away Omu -Aran, in Kwara State and had now been reconnected to Ado Ekiti, which will bolster regular power supply, with high voltage.
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"Electricity is the lifewire of development. All the people living between Aramoko - Ijero won't suffer unstable electricity supply again. We have done this kind of project in many other places in Ekiti like Ilawe Ekiti and other towns. This is a huge success in the life of this administration".

The Regional Head, Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Mrs Akin Afuye- Moyosola, applauded the governor for partnering the firm, by way of reconnecting some towns in Gbonyin, Ekiti East and Ekiti Southwest councils to national grid.

Applauding the government for its vision, the Ajero of Ijero, Oba Joseph Adewole and President, Ijero Development Forum, Otunba Niyi Babade, appealed to the community to protect the infrastructurae from vandals, so that they can enjoy the full benefit of its provision.

Oba Adewole regretted that some of the government staff posted to the town used to seek sudden redeployment due to poor electricity supply, saying this will correct this shortcoming.

"Even when we have light, it used to be low supply, very low voltage that can't power anything. We know that this project will correct all the past sufferings and usher in a new chapter in our history. This project had been completed since June, 2024. Some of the conditions laid down by BEDC were provided by the government".

Commending the governor for extending electricity to Ogotun and Igbara Odo, the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Alabi, and Arajaka of Igbara Odo, Oba Edward Jayeola, said the communities will continually support Oyebanji to make a success of his six point agenda.

Besides electricity, the monarchs saluted the governor for reconstructing Ogotun-Ikogosi road, Ilawe- Ikere road and Ogotun-Ikere road, that has been abandoned for over 50 years.

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Damnnn niggar

Any vandals should be thrown into the dungeon

Okay

Dem go still vandalise when acute hunger comes calling..

AngelGabbyShara:
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any one caught should be Bee...at.ing to a POP, 80 beds don dey General Hospital.

That is the job of the police.

Dey play...

Buyer don dey on standby

Who go help u defend public property ?

Make una fund police well

The very fact that Nigerians use their own hands to vandalize electrical equipment and infrastructure proves that we have a unique problem in our country which is not entirely the fault of the government

stano2:
Make una fund police well

So you want the police to be lined along all power lines and infrastructure?

Nigerians aren’t ready to have a great country yet!

NOETHNICITY:
So you want the police to be lined along all power lines and infrastructure?

Nigerians aren’t ready to have a great country yet!

I don’t understand, we have countries where police patrol every corner. It’s not too much to ask for.
Soon they will ask citizens not to let bandit attack, as if we are armed

Druss:
That is the job of the police.

That is where we keep getting it wrong, 99.9% cases of vandalism is community base, so the community will be of great help in preventing vandalism.

NOETHNICITY:
The very fact that Nigerians use their own hands to vandalize electrical equipment and infrastructure proves that we have a unique problem in our country which is not entirely the fault of the government

Because they believe they won’t be caught.
In this same country we have different armed forces aiding the stealing of oil

Ozuor

Who knows how much they might have quoted to they used in purchasing this cheap LAMP HOLDER #500

Citizens aren't security agents

Tell your tinubu to accent to state police, let every community get allocated with policemen

How many federal police men are in ilawe etc

Mtchew

alizma:
That is where we keep getting it wrong, 99.9% cases of vandalism is community base, so the community will be of great help in preventing vandalism.

It's you that's is wrong

Who are the recognised community police?

Is it ordinary citizens without training, equipment, logistics, intelligence and right to prosecute that will stick his or her head out to defend

If you some people vandalizing transformer in your you can stop them abi

What exactly is Alex Otti doing in Abia state?

This governor has hijacked nairaland.
Seun, what's going on?

stano2:
I don’t understand, we have countries where police patrol every corner. It’s not too much to ask for.
Soon they will ask citizens not to let bandit attack, as if we are armed

Name one country where police dy patrol every corner?, even your almighty USA has a lot of black spot where crimes are committed unchecked. I know US have civilians who formed vigilante groups to catch criminals, therefore, collecting money inform of bounties from the government.

33kVA.... isn't that a transformer?! You sure this governor well at all . Ekiti don enter one chance!

After paying high estimated bills and acquiring transformers and cable by ourselves, are we the one that will still guard your installations?

slaawomirr:
Damnnn niggar

Any vandals should be thrown into the dungeon

More like shoot and kill on sight!

How can you be taking drainage covers, cutting rail guides on bridges, removing fuses from transformer and stealing electrical cables for a whole community, when you are not possession by the devil himself.

These cases are beyond redemption. Just kill them immediately. Death is a the ultimate deterrent