Sanwo-Olu intervenes in six-year-long power outage in eight Lagos communities

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given an assurance to wade in and ensure power is restored to Magbon Alade and seven surrounding communities in Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area (LGA) of the state which had been in total blackout for more than six years.

The governor gave the pledge when the issue, which affected towns, including Magbon Alade, Alasia, Orimedu, Eleko, Osa Oroko, Ise, Akodo, Solu, was formally brought to his notice at the weekend during his two-day working visit to Free Trade Zones in the area.

Onilekki of Lekki, Oba Liasim Ogunbekun, had presented the problem during the parley the governor held with traditional rulers and villages’ heads in the area.

According to the monarch, the cause of the power outage could not be traced, saying the power distribution company operating in the area had not given specific reasons for the blackout.

Oba Ogunbekun lamented that despite the repairs carried out on the transmission cables that bring electricity into the affected towns by the council leadership, members of the communities had not had electricity for more than 30 minutes in the last six years.

“This is the sixth year that we have had electricity in our communities. Nobody has explained to us what the problem is, but we were told it is due to faulty transmission cables that take electricity into the communities. Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area chairman rose to the occasion and changed all the cables. Yet, we only had light for 30 minutes. Since then, all the towns have been in darkness. We make a passionate appeal to you, Mr Governor, to intervene in this matter,” the monarch stated.

Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed at the disclosure, saying the matter was never brought to his notice, until the very day of the tour when the council chairman was just informing him.

He, however, promised to personally take charge of the process towards restoring electricity back to the affected communities with the urgency it demands.

“I was taken aback when I was informed by the local government chairman that the whole communities have not had electricity in the last six years. I asked if the problem was caused by the transformer, he said the issue was beyond that. I didn’t believe the story until you (the traditional rulers) are telling me now. This is so bad. I will find out whether the issue came from Ibeju.

“God willing, I will personally take full charge of the situation and ensure we solve the power problem for you. Your only task is to constantly remind the state government through your local government chairman. This is a problem we cannot neglect; we must solve it with the urgency it demands,” the governor assured.

Speaking further, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the state government had started making the move to strengthen security in communities surrounding the Free Trade Zone areas, disclosing that the state was considering the possibility of upgrading a police post in Akodo village to a full-fledged Divisional Police Station.

The governor, however, said the move would be discussed with Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu.

Other royal fathers at the meeting include Onise of Ise, Oba Ganiyu Adegbesan; Oloshoroko of Osa Oroko, Oba Ebenezer Oyiri; Elemoro, Oba Tajudeen Elemoro, represented by Chief Raji Elemoro, and Onisolu of Solu, Oba Muyideen Balogun.

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