16  Years of blackout: Delta govt pledges steady power supply to Ndokwa nation

The Delta State government has pledged to ensure a steady electricity supply in Ndokwa land by ensuring an end to sixteen years without electricity in the oil rich nation with three local government areas.

This was disclosed by the state’s Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, a native of the affected area, while fielding questions on a live programme on Arise TV on Sunday morning and monitored in Asaba.

Sir Onyeme noted that lots of progress have been made towards ensuring stable supply of electricity in Ndokwa land, host to several oil prospecting and exploration companies, including the Independent Power Plant (IPP) at Okpai that ironically supply steady power to parts of Abuja, the federal capital territory.

The deputy governor who assured that strident efforts were being made to ensure a reliable power supply in Ndokwa land,  revealed that the government was working closely with relevant agencies to address power supply issues in the region.

His words: “On the issue of electricity, it is true that a large part of Ndokwa nation have no electricity for a very long time, we have had reasonable discussions with the electricity company and I can assure you that government is working.

” From Tuesday after the public holiday, the electricity company will mobilize and commence work, so, in the next two months, electricity will be restored in Ndokwa land.”

On planned protest by some people to draw attention to the electricity challenges in Ndokwa land, the Onyeme observed that such protest must have been based on information that work would soon commence for electricity to be restored in the area.

He alluded that such protest could be political as it is baseless due to the fact that there was work in progress peacefully and diplomatically for the people to have electricity.