FIBSA NATIONAL CHARGES OYO STATE GOVERNMENT TO LOOK INTO INCESSANT ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN IBARAPA, COMMEND HON. MURAINA AJIBOLA EFFORTS

Asako Reporters had earlier reported how Federation of Ibarapa student’s association(FIBSA NATIONAL) under the leadership of GABRIEL Timileyin Mike (fibsa National president), COMR. AKINLADE Tomiwa(Fibsa Senate president) gave the state government Ultimatum of seven days to restore electricity back to the land.

The leadership of the association in a letter jointly signed by both the executive and legislative arm of the association and make available to our correspondent confirmed that the state governor has heard their agitation simply because the S.A to the governor on STUDENTs affairs (Hon VICTOR OLOJEDE) has confirmed that to them and it was corroborated by the deputy chief of staff to the governor (HON ADEMOLA OJO) who respectively made it known to them the confirmation that HIS EXCELLENCY has heard their agitation and promised to effect substantial effort in that regard.

Ojo further in his remark by narrating how the governor promised to appoint new electrification board to see into that effect.

Comr. Gabriel Timileyin Michael stated that, though they are still looking forward to those promises being actualised. But his Joy is that before the end of the Ultimatum given, Ibarapa light was restored, and he hope the restoration won’t be a temporal one, but a permanent one.

The leadership also specially commend the relentless efforts of Hon. BARR MURAINA AJIBOLA, ibarapa North Central federal constituency house of representatives members on his effort so far for ibarapa to be out of TOTAL BLACKOUT this while.

Hon Muraina’s efforts on Restoring Electricity Power Supply to Constituency, demonstrates His Desire For Ibarapaland he added.

Hon Dr Ajibola Muraina, the Member representing Ibarapa Central/ Ibarapa North Federal Constituency in the 9th House of Representatives and the 2023 All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for the same seat in the forthcoming general elections has replaced and re-wired electric power poles that were damaged by a runaway vehicle between Eruwa and Igbo-Ora which disrupted electricity supply to Igboora, Idere, Tapa, Ayete and Igangan affecting both people, home, society and industrial electricity users, he said.

At a time FIBSA NATIONAL made move to the federal lawmaker on those issues we consulted to be the problem thereabout; (1)local government Chairman to stop paying IBEDC as claimed by IBEDC, which might not effect any change. (2)Need for change of take off. (3) Need for sub stations extension. (4) Re-pair of damaged electric poles and transformers, etc. Hon Muraina made inquiry with IBEDC Ibarapa office who confirmed extent of the damages and presented its bills for the repair, and also provided the resources including poles, cables, insulators, and every other logistics, upon the provision of the above to IBEDC all they requested for, to effect the restoration of power to the affected areas, power is yet to be restored to the constituency on account of IBEDC’s negligence. Mr SODIPO (Muraina’s media aide) confirm the following to us; we also saw them, Muraina has been working on getting both permanent and short-term solutions to the epileptic power supply in Ibarapaland: a) providing resources (transformers, cables, poles, insulators and other logistics) to manage the existing electricity distribution infrastructures within the region; b) facilitates construction of three power transmission and substations in Lanlate, Igboora and Igangan. This is because the current transmission facility within the region is weak, old, and insufficient. Hence, when the facilitated power projects are completed, their combined transmission capacity is more than the electricity requirements in Ibarapaland.
It is heart-warming to note that, due to doggedness and constant follow-up by Hon Muraina and inspite of the declining federal government resources which affected many ongoing power projects across the nation, the three power projects for Ibarapaland was again captured in the 2022 budget as it had been from 2010 when it was started. There was a hiatus between 2015 – 2019 when it was not captured, then through Hon Muraina’s efforts, they were again captured in the national budget from 2019 till date.
The three projects are listed in the 2022 budget documentation as below:
i) 2K30W40MVA, 132/33 KV Substation at Lanlate Plus 2X132KVL LINE Bays At New Abeokuta 132/33 KV Substation.
ii) Transmission – 2X60MVA 132/33KV Substation at Igangan & 132 KV Switching Station at Igboora.
iii) New Abeokuta ASAS-AS Igboora-Lanlate 132KV Double Circuit Transmission Line And 132KV Double Circuit Tee-Off At Igboora-Igangan.
Hon Muraina believes that with the execution and completion of these projects, Ibarapaland will be fully connected to the national grid and be opportune to keep economic and industrial development pace with other parts of the country.
AS part of his short-term strategy towards restoring electricity supply to his constituents, Hon Muraina is has recently shouldered repair and refurbishment of a faulty transformer at Isale Pembo, Igbo-Ora (which he originally facilitated and installed as brand new some years ago) he concluded.