DELTA STATE: Residents of Ekuku-Agbor and surrounding communities in Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State, have applauded the state government for bringing electricity back to their area after 15 years of darkness.
The communities, including Ekuku-Agbor, Obi-Agbor, and Egbudu Akan, among others, are now celebrating a brighter future. Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, and Ika South Local Government Chairman, Engr. Jerry Ehiwarior, were instrumental in fulfilling this long-awaited goal of power restoration.
Excitement swept across the communities as residents praised the governor and the chairman for completing the power substation project, which marks an end to years of blackout.
According to community sources, Engr. Ehiwarior, upon assuming office as Commissioner for Power and Energy in 2023, took immediate steps to address the area’s power issues. Although he resigned in March, he continued to push for the project’s completion.
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Following Ehiwarior’s efforts, the state government awarded a contract to revive the Ekuku-Agbor substation. The community’s joy overflowed, with many noting that Gov. Oborevwori and Engr. Ehiwarior had shown exceptional commitment to the people’s needs.
Community leaders such as Chief P. C. Aliemeke, Mr. Simon Okocha, President-General of Ekuku-Agbor, and Chief Isaac Ebonka of Agbor-Alidinma expressed their gratitude, stating that witnessing this transformation had restored their faith in the state government.
They noted that the revival of electricity had sparked economic growth across Ekuku-Agbor and neighboring communities in Ika South and Aniocha South Local Government Areas.
Ehiwarior had previously promised, upon taking office as Commissioner, to advocate for electricity restoration in the area, a promise now realized to the delight of all.
