By Our Reporter
In pursuit of fulfilling his promise for the restoration of light to over 50 communities and settlements of Ogun Waterside LGA and other parts of Ogun East Senatorial District that had been thrown into darkness for over a decade, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate for Ogun State in the 2027 polls, Senator Solomon Adeola, has released fund for the commencement of work to bring light to the affected areas.
Senator Adeola, as part of his philanthropic gesture, had promised to re-electrify Ogun Water Side communities and other part of Ogun East Senatorial District from his personal resources running to hundreds of million naira during one of his consultative visits to the area two weeks back.
Over the weekend, funds were transferred to the contractors mobilized for the project that covers such diverse communities as Onikintimbo, Gbegude, Olorunsogo, Malofe, Itebu-Manuwa, Mile 3 and 4, Igede, Oni, Alo, Olojumeta, Ibiade, Agodo, Tigara, Igbafo, Ilushin, Camps and Agbure.
Others are Efire, Lomiro, Obu, Ayede, Abigi, Ayila, Itebu-Manuwa, Ita Ogun, Ita Otu, Makun Omi, Igbo Edu, Ode Omi and Awodikora.
The re- electrification project also extends to Ijebu East LGA where communities of J3 Junction, Mafowoku, Trianger, Fowoseje, Fotedo, Itapanpa, Denurin, Malara, Terelu, Toliwo, Uba, Ebute Imobi, Oki Igbode, Itasin, Araromi, Togunselu and Orita J4.
Speaking on his philanthropic gesture, Senator Adeola said he was worried to learn that all these communities enjoyed electricity over 10 years ago but were thrown into darkness as a result of vandalization of critical infrastructure that communities were not able to replace.
"I was disturbed to learn that a vast area of my state has been thrown to darkness for over a decade with all the negative implications for socio-economic development and standard of living. It is not everything that we leave for government with limited resources at all levels to do. So, I made a pledge to re-electrify these communities," he said.
During his meeting with the local contractor and the representative of the area, Hon. Lawal Samusideen Adekunle (Ogun Waterside State Constituency), the APC gubernatorial candidate urged the contractor to complete the job at the earliest possible time frame, stressing that it would be a thing of great joy for him to receive report of light up in Ogun Waterside of the state.
Senator Adeola's gesture has not gone unnoticed or unappreciated as a group, under the aegis of Ogun Waterside Patriotic Forum, had written a letter of appreciation for the incipient restoration of electricity to the area.
In a letter to the Senator dated 20th June, 2026 and jointly signed by His Royal Majesty, Oba Olusegun Ogunye, Ojutumoro of Abigi and Chairman, Ogun Waterside Council of Obas; Hon. Abiodun Abudu Balogun, former House of Representative member and former Ogun State commissioner for Environment; Professor Segun Awonusi, former Ogun State commissioner of Education and former Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode; Hon. Adetoye Odunoiki, the Executive Chairman of Ogun Waterside Local Government and Engineer Afolabi Ganiyu, the Forum expressed profound gratitude to the APC standard bearer for facilitating the restoration of electricity to their communities after more than a decade of total darkness.
The Forum noted that upon completion and delivery of the project, students in the affected communities "can read at night, artisans can return to work, cold rooms will be functioning again and our communities will bounce back to life," describing the gesture as more than electricity, but also a "restoration of dignity and economic life."
"We write to express our profound gratitude to you for facilitating the restoration of electricity to our communities after more than a decade of total darkness. Upon completion and delivery, students can read at night, artisans can return to work, cold rooms will be functioning again and our communities will bounce back to life. This is more than electricity; it is restoration of dignity and economic life," the letter read.
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