Five communities get new transformers from CSDP
The joy of residents of Akinjole community in Gbongan, Oke Alaafia community and Ibiyemi community in Ede and Jagun community in Ido-Osun know no bounds at the inauguration of new 300KVA transformers provided for them by Osun community and Social Development Projects (Osun-CSDP).
The people of the community said they have been without electricity for some time because their transformers had broken down.
Also, boreholes provided for residents of Apaso community in Ede and Ika community in Ejigbo were inaugurated for the use of the residents of the areas.
Representatives of the communities, Mr Samson Akinola, Abdulsemiu Ayanloye and Kayode Akande while speaking, on the projects,commended the state government and the World Bank and promised that the projects would be effectively utilised.
They noted that the new transformers would enable them enjoy electricity and enhance their living conditions, improve their social-economic activities in the communities.
They commended the state Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola for providing the transformers for them through the CSDP.
Speaking at the inauguration of the transformers, Aregbesola who was represented by his Special Adviser on Water Resources and Rural Development, Mr. Babatunde Ibirogba said the projects were executed in line with the SixPoint Integral Action plan of his administration aimed at alleviating poverty at the community level.
He urged the benefiting communities to make judicious use of the amenities in their domains.
According to him, the present administration has completed 406 gender-sensitive and social inclusive micro-projects in eight sectors across 331 communities.
He said some counterpart fund was released by his administration before the World Bank was able to release some funds to make the projects a reality.
The CSDP Board Chairman, Mr Abdulrahman Musa, commended the governor for supporting the initiative since the inception of his administration.
Musa said that the governor paid N700 million as CSDP counterpart contribution which enabled the state to access over N2.6 billion credit from the World Bank.