Ondo Governor inaugurates NDPHC power project for Rufus Giwa Polytechnic

By Matthew Eloyi

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has inaugurated a distribution intervention project for the improvement of electricity supply at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State.

The project was executed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited.

According to a statement by the Media Adviser to the Managing Director, NDPHC, Mr Adesanta Adejokun in Abuja on Sunday, the project included the construction of 1×2.5 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) 33/11 Kilo Volt (kV) injection substation, with associated 33kV/11kV & LT lines & installation of three 500kVA distribution substation transformers.

Adejokun said that Akeredolu who  was represented by his deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari through the management of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) for the  project.

Earlier, NDPHC’s Executive Director, Networks, Mr  IfeOluwa Oyedele said that  President Muhammadu Buhari was determined to take power to the people.

According to him, one of the organs through which that is being achieved “is the NDPHC.

He said NDPHC owned by the three tiers of government had tried to affect the life of every Nigerian positively.

In his words, “Just about three weeks ago, the President inaugurated the 330/132/33kV transmission substation built by NDPHC in Lafia, Nasarawa State.”

He said that it was not the duty of NDPHC to do these things as the company’s primary mandate was to generate electricity.

Oyedele explained that the company intervened to ensure electricity gets to all Nigerians.

“That is why although we are basically a generation company, we provide transmission and distribution services,” he said.

He said that NDPHC had constructed and commissioned over 350 Injection Substations with a combined capacity of about 3,540MW across the length and breadth of the country.

Oyedele said NDPHC had also constructed about 2,600 km of 11KV and 4600km of 33kV distribution lines for improvement access to electricity and quality of power supply to consumers.

Earlier in his welcome address, Rector of the polytechnic, Mr Gani Ogundahunsi, said that the project would assist the institution a lot as they had spent so much on diesel.

“This facility is going to help us in distribution and every other thing as it pertains to power situation in this polytechnic.

“It is going to be of massive help to us and as such, we are extremely grateful to the Executive Director, Networks of NDPHC, Mr Ife Oyedele who is one of us and to Federal Government of Nigeria,” he said.