The 15 years blackout in Okitipupa, Ondo State is about to finally come to an end with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) set to complete the 132/33kv sub-station.
NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Charles Ogunmola, who visited the site in Okitipupa, said the project which is at 95% completion will be finished in three months’ time.
Ogunmola stated that the NDDC is committed to providing electricity to oil-producing communities in Ondo South Senatorial District that have been without electricity for as long as 15 years.
“I am from Ondo State, so the project is more important to me. Our people must finally get out of the blackout that has befallen them for the past 13 years.”
According to Ogunmola, the completion of the sub-station project will boost economic activities in Ondo State, address the people’s needs and improve their living standards.
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, speaking through his Energy and Mineral Resources Commissioner, Hon. Rasaq Obe, expressed happiness that the residents of the council areas would soon say bye-bye to darkness.