The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has inaugurated the 1x15MVA 33/11KV electricity injection substation worth N248 million at Amufi in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo.
The Managing Director of NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said this on Monday during the inauguration of the project.
He said the NDDC expended N248 million on the execution of the project in line with its mandate geared towards boosting power supply and commercial activities in Amufi community and environs.
According to Ogbuku, the Commission is making a difference by adding value to the lives of the people of the Niger Delta, adding that series of projects had been lined up for inauguration to commemorate President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office.
“The most compelling need for this administration has been that all abandoned projects must be completed to serve urgent need of the communities in which they are situated
“And help in renewing hope in the people in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“This is day two of our series of projects to be commissioned. Just on Saturday, we commissioned a 12-kilometer road project in Imo state.
“We are here to tell the world that NDDC is a blessing against the narrative that the commission was under performing.
“The only government presence you see in some communities are projects done by NDDC. We are not in competition with state governments but to compliment what they are doing,” he said.
The project, he said, would improve the energy requirements of Amufi and neighbouring communities by increasing productivity in businesses and artisans.
Ogbuku assured that the road leading to the community would be re-constructed as an added incentives to ease the challenges faced by the residents.
“I must thank the community for ensuring that the project while it was abandoned, was not vandalized. It made it easy for us to complete”.
Sen. Neda Imasuen (LP – Edo South), lauded the gesture, adding that the importance of light cannot be over emphasised.
Imasuen, however, decried the deplorable state of the road leading to the community and urged the Commission to fix it.
“Everyone knows the importance of electricity and the commissioning of the substation will help boost businesses in and around the community.
“I will also use this opportunity to appeal to the NDDC to undertake the road construction leading to this community as the road is in a deplorable condition.
“Constructing the road will improve the quality of life of the people,” Imasuen said.
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Mr Patrick Aisowieren, the Edo Representative, NDDC Governing Board, urged the people in the benefitting community to take ownership and protect the facility.
Also, the Head of the Community, Pa Aisenogua Egharevba, thanked NDDC and called for the rehabilitation the road access road in the area.
For his part, Victor Antai, the Executive Director of Projects, NDDC, said the project had been tested and certified by the Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA). (NAN)
