16 power outage in Steel town should trouble you, Group tell Oborevwori, Waive, Egbetama

A group, Initiative For Social Rights Concerns And Advancement(ISRCA)
AKA “No Justice, No Peace” today the sixteen years of power outage in Delta Steel Company, DSC township in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State should trouble Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, the member representing the people of Udu/Ughelli & Ughelli South Federal Constituency, RT.Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive, the member representing the people of Udu Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Egbetamah Ovie Collins and Udu Council Chairman, Olorogun Vincent Ogheneruemu Oyibode. 

ISRCA National Coordinator, Comrade (Amb) Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen in a statement insisted that the 16years blackout should concern the governor and the others irrespective of their political affiliation.

The group said the prolonged power outage has plunged the area into a deplorable state, driving many youths into various forms of criminal activity.

The group said the impact of electricity cannot be over-emphasized because it makes a place industrious. It added that," it also facilitates the survival of small scales businesses as almost every businesses and homes rely on electricity supply to sustain its growth and productivity."

According to the group, "The Delta State Government, under the leadership of Governor Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has a responsibility to restore power supply to the Steel community."

The group pointed out that, "Delta Steel Township has evolved significantly from its former state to a thriving community with designated voting wards. Addressing the challenges faced by residents in this area would be a notable accomplishment, particularly during your second term in office, yielding a profound impact."

The group also called on the Chairman of Udu Local Government Council, Olorogun Vincent Ogheneruemu Oyibode to address the power outage with the federal allocation directly received by the Council. 

"Notwithstanding the federal allocations directly received by the Udu Local Government Council, it is imperative that the Local Government Chairman, Hon. Oyibode Vincent, addresses the concerns of the people in the area. 

"Hon. Karo Goru, the DESOPADEC Commissioner representing Udu (others), as well as Hon. Francis E. Waive, the member representing the Udu federal constituency, and others in the House of Representatives, who have individually demonstrated efforts, and Hon. Barr. Egbetamah Collins, representing Udu at the State Assembly, should also be concerned about the challenges faced by steel residents.

"We cannot have these colourful representatives in the politics of Udu and yet the actuated agony of the people and retrogression persists resulting from electricity blackouts in the area."