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Okrika Administrator Seeks To Connect Okujagu Ama To National Grid … Donates 30 Life Jackets To Okujagu Ama Boat Drivers
The Okrika Local Government Council has disclosed plans to link Okujagu-Ama Community to the national grid.
The council also donated 30 life jackets to the Okujagu-Ama Boat Drivers Union.
Sole Administrator of the Council, Engr Tamunobipiboye Thompson Isodiki, disclosed this during an unscheduled visit to the community.
In a press release signed by the council’s Press Secretary, Omoni Ayotamunu, Isodiki also said the council will link the community to the national grid within the next few weeks.
According to him, Engr Isodiki, who spoke at the project site where the tower is being mounted, said the council is desirous of ensuring that the community is connected to the national grid.
In his words, “on assumption of office, I saw that the project was embarked upon by the past administration and because of its vital importance to the people, I decided to give it a priority attention.”
The administrator, who made few observations on the construction of the gigantic tower to connect power from Port Harcourt, advised the contractor to make sure care was taken to do a quality work.
“This project, when completed, will bring development to the Okujagu-Ama Community and its neighboring communities”, he stated.
On sabotage by some criminal elements in the community, he said “evil will not over shadow light”.
He urged the people to rise up and defeat such evil-minded people for the even development of the community.
Sir Isodiki impressed on the contractor handling the project to make sure it was completed and delivered on the scheduled time, saying “I have given all the necessary support to complete the project”.
Speaking, the Project Engineer of the Okujagu-Ama Electricity Project, Engr. Femi Bipilaka, assured the Administrator that the project would be delivered on schedule and a quality job would be done.
Meanwhile, a total of 30 Life Jackets have been donated to the Okujagu-Ama Boat Drivers Association by the Okrika Local Government Council.
Presenting the Life Jackets, the administrator of the Council said the Jackets are donated to ensure the safety of passengers passing through the route.
Isodiki said with time more life jackets would be made available to the community.
Receiving the life jackets jointly, the Community Development Committee (CDC) Chairman of Okujagu-Ama and Ojimba-Ama, Mr. Blessed Elijah, and the Vice Chairman of the Boat Drivers Association, Mr. Lassor Rogers, thanked the administrator for his kind donation and pledged to safeguard the life jackets.