Olajengbesi Donates 300KVA Transformer To Ilo-Ijesa, Ends 14-Year Power Struggle

Pelumi Olajengbesi, the Accord Party candidate for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, has donated a brand new 300KVA transformer to Ilo-Ijesa community in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, ending 14 years of unstable electricity supply in the area.

The donation fulfilled a pledge Olajengbesi made in August during his campaign tour, when he promised to deliver the transformer by October, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The transformer was received with wild jubilation by community chairman Mr. Dapo Ajakaye, leaders and residents, who disclosed that the community had endured unstable electricity and low current since 2012.

Speaking at the presentation, Olajengbesi said his intervention was driven by a burden for community development and economic well-being. “Our people invest so much in this country, they pay taxes, they vote, but what public officials offer does not correspond with the people’s investment,” he said.

The legal practitioner lamented that while some politicians get richer and build private schools that ordinary people cannot afford, communities under their representation live in total darkness. “That is not representation, that is wickedness,” he declared.

He further decried the diversion of resources meant for basic social amenities like transformers, solar lights and boreholes to private firms owned by some politicians.

“We waste resources on things that do not matter, like oath-taking, and other dangerous rituals to hold on to power, instead of reviving and restoring our communities,” he added.

Olajengbesi commended Ajakaye, describing him as a selfless leader. “I want to thank the chairman for his selflessness. At a time when many leaders collect money and abandon their people, he refused. He kept knocking on every door until help came. We need more leaders like him,” he said.

“I am not yet in office, but I made a promise in August and I have fulfilled it in October. That is the assurance I am giving. I don’t want my people to curse me tomorrow. When I promise, I will do it. This transformer is not a campaign, it is an assurance that a new era of responsible representation is possible,” Olajengbesi added.

In his response, Ajakaye thanked Olajengbesi for the historic intervention. “For 14 years, we have been having unstable electricity. When you told us that the transformer would be provided, I thought it was a bluff to earn our votes during the guber election. But you came in August, saw our suffering, and today you have ended our darkness. We have adopted you as our son and our light,” he said.

The commissioning ceremony was witnessed by youth groups, women leaders and artisans who said the transformer would boost small businesses and bring economic revival to the community.