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08/06/2025

Power Revolution Comes to Irele & Ese Odo This Month

Anyigba Independent Electricity Distribution Network Limited (AIEDN) will deploy a two-megawatt gas-powered turbine this month to restore power supply to Irele and Ese Odo Local Government Areas, ending years of blackouts caused by vandalized infrastructure, the AIEDN management has said.

The licensed electricity distributor, operating under Ondo State Government authorization, announced Sunday that it has rehabilitated four vandalized transformers and will install five new 50 kVA transformers in commercial areas of Irele township at no cost to communities.

AIEDN plans to energize a minimum of 12 distribution substations by the end of June 2025, with capacity for 19 substations depending on infrastructure handover from Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The company submitted formal requests to Ondo State Electricity Regulatory Bureau on June 5 for the handover process.

The project addresses decades of power infrastructure decay in areas where Irele LGA once had 26 transformers and Ese Odo had 35, most of which were vandalized or stolen. All consumers will connect through prepaid meters, with the metering program launching next week.

As a backup plan, AIEDN will construct its own 16-kilometer 33 kV transmission line from Okitipupa if NDPHC contractors fail to complete their repairs. Construction would begin in September or October 2025.

The company is also installing solar street lighting at each substation for security and has engaged value chain investors for network expansion to additional sites.

18/08/2021

17/08/2021

Taliban officer mounting border controls between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
This is terrible…….

17/08/2021

The Quwantry

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An le ooooo

30/11/2020

Hon. Gboluga Ikengboju Visits Irele Robbery Scene l The Analytical Reporters

* Urges Government To Step Up Security*

See Details Here
https://www.theanalyticalreporters.com/2020/11/30/hon-gboluga-ikengboju-visits-irele-robbery-scene-l-the-analytical-reporters/

The Analytical Reporters, 30/11/2020.

L*- Urges Government To Step Up Security* The lawmaker representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal Consistency at the National Assembly, Hon. Gboluga Dele Ikengboju, has called on the government and security agencies to live up their primary responsibility of protecting lives and property. The renowned pha...

11/11/2020

MOVE TO RESTORE POWER TO ONDO SOUTH EXCITES GOV. AKEREDOLU

•Power To Be Restored Within The Next One Month - Consultant

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi SAN, has expressed happiness over the fruitful efforts to restore power to the southern senatorial district of the state after over eleven years of power outage in the area.

Governor Akeredolu spoke in his office on Wednesday while playing host to the Ondo South Power Project Committee headed by the Abodi of Ikale, Oba George Faduyile.

The Governor, while appreciating the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, noted the efforts of the Executive Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Engineer Ifeoluwa Oyedele who he said worked with him to secure the support of the Vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to fulfill the promise made to the people to bring back light to the area.

He stressed that the power outage in the Southern senatorial district of the state has always been a major concern for his administration and the Vice President.

The Governor said:”Nobody is happy that the South has been in darkness for so long. But it is not a thing within the power of what the state can do. What the state can do is to mount pressure on those who are in charge.”

''As you know, we have our Ore Power Plant which belongs to the state. It is getting ready as the all pipes for power transmission are being laid. We will get one leg to supply light to the South and the other leg to supply light to the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo'', he said.

Briefing the Governor, the Chairman of the Ondo South Power Project Committee, Oba Festus Olumoyegun, the Oniju of Iju-odo, said tremendous progress have been made in reconnecting the district to the national grid.

Oba Olumoyegun said power transmission to the area will be gotten from Omotosho Transmission Company of Nigeria.

Also the Abodi of Kale who is also the Chairman of Ondo South Power Project, Oba George Faduyile, appreciated the Governor Akeredolu and Engr. Ifeoluwa Oyedele for their concerted efforts at getting the south out of darkness.

Earlier, the consultant for the power project, Engr. Idowu Desmennu said despite the long journey of about two and a half years, a success story has been recorded already.

He said by the end of November, power will start to radiate in Ondo South.

Engr. Desmennu said:”We have met with NDPHC, we have signed power purchase agreement with the community and the NDPHC. By the grace of God, by Friday, we are going to pay N371Million as security deposit for power we are taking from South.

“ We have over 10,000 prepaid meters that we are ready to take off with. Our program there is also involving different value chains . Transformer value chain, different. Transmission, different.

“Now , in Okitipupa and Irele local government areas, none of the transformers are working except three in Okitipupa. We are going to replace all the transformers so that they can have electricity. Where we don’t have enough, we put there. Where we have bad ones we change them. Because without these things it can’t work.

“Now, there are some areas where there are no network, we have planned to do it. I want to tell you that from the day we started, we have not collected a kobo from Ondo South and we will not collect a kobo until after three months when the power start to roll expect their recharge cards and our recharge cards start from N300 the hereby an individual who wants to use N100 a day can buy recharge card and use.

“It’s a new thing and all thanks to Engr. Ife Oyedele who availed us the opportunity of the 5% of power being generated In Omotosho power plant that can come to the community. We pleaded for it and the community is now distributing it.

“By today, TCN has been given the instruction to give us all the support we need. And I believe between 15th and 30th of November power will start to radiate and by December and January, we will be welcoming you and the Vice President to come and commission the project.”

Olabode Richard Olatunde
Special Assistant to the Governor (New Media)
November 11, 2020

06/11/2020

Green Light:

Ondo South to be reconnected to electricity from Omotosho power plant before November ending through Anyigba Electricity Distribution Network Limited..

Thanks to NDPHC

Thanks to Ife Oyedele..

04/11/2020

We are still intact!

Ikale, Ilaje, Apoi...ki on ti gha?

25/03/2020

https://youtu.be/vnDIQ3B8lLI

Nigeria Ondo State Governor candidate, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, gets the nod from supporters. A stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo sta...

18/03/2020

For Immediate Release,

18/03/2020

Corona Virus: Akingboye Urges Calmness, Calls For Proactive Measures

Otunba Bamidele Akingboye (OBA), the leading Ondo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s gubernatorial aspirant, calls for calmmess amongst the people of Ondo State amidst the corona virus outbreak.

It's no more news that the world has been experiencing an unprecedented halt in political, social, sport, cultural, economic activities et al due to the ravaging pandemic, coronavirus. And this has necessitated exercises of caution especially as number of positive cases rise in Nigeria.

Akingboyed notes that, although, there's been no suspected case of covid-19 in Ondo state; but advises that there is need for the people to take precaution, and be aware of their environments so as to stay safe and protected.

More importantly, Akingboye calls on political actors in the state to support the health sector and the generality of Ondo residents so as to keep the pandemic away from the borders of the state.

And concomitantly, the Akeredolu led state government was equally urged to put necessary measures in place to combat the virus pragmatically to protect Ondo residents.

Akingboye implores the people to desist from engaging in self medication of any form at this perilous period even as he advised that all health challenges be reported at the nearest specialist hospital for adequate diagnosis and care.

Signed

Oyeniyi Iwakun

Press Secretary to Otunba Bamidele Akingboye (OBA)