IBEDC: Oyo residents lament incessant power outage

….seek Makinde’s intervention 

Residents of Omi-Adio in Ido Local Government of Oyo State have lamented on the incessant power outage by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).

The residents said the incessant power outrage had on for more than six months, adding that it is only companies owned by foreigners that enjoy regular power supply.

Speaking on behalf of the residents of the local government, the Senatorial Chairman of the Iba Gani Adams led Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Alhaji Muritala Adekola Ifawale, lamented that IBEDC failed to supply adequate power to Omi-Adio and its environs in recent times.

Ifawale accused IBEDC of favouring companies owned by foreigners in the local government than the indigenous residents, calling on Governor Seyi Makinde to quickly intervene. 

“What have we done in Omi Adio that made IBEDC to relegate us by not giving us light as and when due? Omi Adio is one of the biggest local government areas in Oyo State. It is uncalled for.

“The unfortunate thing is that some companies owned by foreigners in the local government are getting light frequently. The light they supposed to be distributing to us is being given to them. Are we not entitled to functional electricity? Or are the people of Omi Adio second class citizens? I was born and bred in Omi Adio. It is over six months now that we have had light.

“I want to implore IBEDC to, as a matter of urgency, find a lasting solution to the outage in Ido Local Government Area. Omi Adio is a town and not a village. We have personalities who are from Omi Adio such as Niyi Akintola, Professor Niyi Olowofela among others,” Ifawale said.

He also appealed to the Olubadan-designate, Oba Olakulehin Owolabi, Ibadan Mogajis, Chairman of Ido Local Government Area, Sheriff Adeojo, to reconsider the suspension of the Onido of Ido, Baale Muritala Babalola Gbadewolu 1.

“I am pleading on behalf of Baale Muritala Babalola that our governor should forgive him for whatever he might have done wrong, because during his reign, Ido community witnessed development in all areas of life. Apart from this, the people of Ido Local Government Area love the way he administered the town,” Ifawale said.