Aid has been dropped at the Oke-Atan group of Ife, Osun State, after electrical energy provide was restored after three years.
This was as a result of efforts of outdated college students of St John’s Grammar College who not too long ago purchased a transformer to revive electrical energy to their alma mater.
The group learnt of the plan by the outdated college students to buy a transformer and arrange a three-man committee to strategy the alumni government committee for assist.
The strategy resulted in pleasure after the alumni President, Dr. Festus Oshoba, informed them that the outdated college students had agreed to share the usage of the transformer with them.
Nonetheless, the group, based on the Baale of Oke-Atan, Chief Sikiru Okunrintirin, nonetheless needed to increase N1.3 million to buy the equipment to distribute the vitality from the transformer into their properties.
With the return of electrical energy, the secretary of the group, Mr Taiwo Owoyomi, mentioned, “We are able to now cost our telephones; our kids can learn at night time; we will iron our garments. These weren’t doable earlier than.”
The top of Ejesi, one of many settlements in Oke-Atan, Mr Awotide, recounted how the group was stuffed with pleasure on the day electrical energy was restored.
“It was a day of celebration in the neighborhood as a result of many residents had given up hope of ever utilizing gentle once more. Right this moment, safety has improved. Younger folks don’t roam the streets at night time once more and fogeys monitor their youngsters higher,” he mentioned.
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