By Boluwatife Adedokun
Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi has donated six electricity transformers to communities across Osun East Senatorial District, including the replacement of a damaged transformer serving the Grammar School Road area of Ipetu-Ijesa.
The intervention comprises five 500KVA transformers and one 300KVA unit, covering communities in Obokun, Oriade and Ilesa West local government areas, as well as the Modakeke Area Office.
The benefiting locations include Oke-Isemu and Ilare-Ijesa in Obokun Local Government Area, Grammar School Road in Ipetu-Ijesa, Isale General in Ilesa West, and Irewole Oke-Odo in Modakeke.
According to details of the intervention, Oke-Isemu, Ilare-Ijesa, Ipetu-Ijesa and Irewole Oke-Odo are designated to receive 500KVA transformers, while Isale General in Ilesa West is listed to receive a 300KVA unit.
Speaking on behalf of the senator, his Head of Media and Public Enlightenment, Omole Olusegun Omo-Osodi, said the donations were part of Fadahunsi’s efforts to address electricity challenges and improve living conditions across the senatorial district.
Omo-Osodi disclosed that the lawmaker had donated more than 100 transformers to communities across Osun East, describing electricity infrastructure as essential to the livelihoods of traders, artisans, farmers, students and households.
He said improved power supply could strengthen commercial activities, support local businesses and contribute to the economic wellbeing of residents.
The Executive Chairman of Oriade South Local Council Development Area, Ajimati Oladeji Benedict, commended Fadahunsi for providing a new 500KVA transformer to replace the damaged unit serving the Grammar School Road area of Ipetu-Ijesa.
Benedict described the intervention as a response to a pressing community need and urged residents and other stakeholders to appreciate efforts aimed at improving public welfare.
Representatives of Ilare community, including Kehinde Oyedeji and Yeye-Oba Adewuyi Moji Ojo, also expressed appreciation to the senator for his support. Other political stakeholders, including Gbenga Fowowe and Mojeed Lawal, similarly commended the intervention.
The latest donation comes as political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections gather momentum. However, the extent to which the new equipment will improve electricity supply in the beneficiary communities will depend on its installation, connection to the distribution network and effective maintenance.
