The people of Ifako-Ijaiye Council Area of Lagos State have been urged to take ownership of any infrastructure put in their communities and take responsibility for protecting them in order to maximize their usefulness.
The Chairman, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, stated this on Friday, during the official commissioning of 15MVA Obawole Injection Sub- station put in place by Ikeja Electric in response to the age-long residents’ outcry over poor and epileptic power supply in the area.
Oke, who was excited to see the facility commissioned with the MD/CEO Ikeja Electric, Engr. Jide Ikumapayi, in attendance, noted that the project was initiated during his first term in office when his administration donated the parcel of land for the injection substation.
He used the occasion to praise the Obawole United Forum under the able leadership of Pastor Olu Opajobi, for their resilience and steadfastness at ensuring the dream come to reality.
In his remarks, the MD/CEO Ikeja Electric, Engr. Jide Ikumapayi, stated that with the new facility in place, Obawole and environs will get 22 hours of steady daily power supply while also assuring to extend the services to other areas within the council.
Also speaking, the Business Manager, Abule-Egba Undertaking, Prince Oloyede Adelakun, thanked God for bringing to reality the promise he made to Obawole residents at the height of the agitations for improved power supply in the area.
Pastor Opajobi, said among others that Ikeja Electric should replace all wooden electricity poles with concrete poles because they are in bad state, as well as the cable wire to also be replaced with alluminium conductors.
The duo of CDC Chairman, Alhaji A.A.Onifade and Baale of Ojokoro, Chief Soetan, thanked Ifako-Ijaiye Council helsman and others for making the project come true.
Highpoint of the event was award presentation to the council chief, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke; Ikeja Electric CEO, Engr. Jide Ikumapayi; Chairman, Obawole United Forum, Pastor Olu Opajobi, Business Manager, Abule-Egba Undertaking, Prince Oloyede Adelakun.