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\nAuthor: Oziegbe Okoeki<\/p>\n

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has given over 49 new transformers to rural communities in Lagos State as part of his administration\u2019s policy to light up those places.<\/p>\n

The transformers, he said, would reduce the challenge of unsteady power supply which is crippling businesses and making life unbearable for inhabitants of those areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my inaugural speech, I pledged my total commitment to run a government that will implement programmes that will make life more meaningful, easier, and happier for our people, Today, we are handing over these transformers as a demonstration of that pledge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The governor, represented by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Jafar Sanuth at the ceremony, said his administration would begin the connection of the transformers to the national grid in two weeks under the first phase, adding that the second phase would involve the procurement and installation of over 50 transformers to be distributed to rural communities in Epe, Badagry, Ibeju Lekki and Ikorodu.<\/p>\n

The transformers connection to the national grid would improve power supply, create an enabling environment for job creation and reduce migration from the rural to urban areas \u2013 Ambode said, adding: \u201cThis will also create employment for our unemployed youths in these areas as small scale businesses can now function properly with the installation of the transformers. With the provision of the transformers to these communities, it will improve the economy of the communities, especially those (residents) who are in one way or the other depending on power supply as the only means of their livelihood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Community Affairs Alhaji Tajudeen Quadri said the transformers would improve the standard of living in rural communities.<\/p>\n

Quadri, immediate past chair of the Community Development Committee, promised that the transformers would be used judiciously and protected from vandals.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/thenationonlineng.net\/ambode-gives-49-transformers-to-rural-communities\/ Author: Oziegbe Okoeki Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has given over 49 new transformers to rural communities in Lagos State as part of his administration\u2019s policy to light up those places. The transformers, he said, would reduce the challenge of unsteady power supply which is crippling businesses and making life unbearable for inhabitants of those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,66],"tags":[138,207,608,749,962,1449,1562],"class_list":["post-4423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-governance","category-power-and-energy","tag-49-transformers","tag-akinwunmi-ambode","tag-electricity","tag-governor","tag-lagos","tag-power","tag-rural-communities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akinwunmiambode.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}