Odo Jobore in Odogbolu local government area of Ogun State was today agog as a 500kva transformer was donated to the community.
The minority leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon Lukmon Adeleye who donated the transformer promised that the Community would be connected back to the national grid before Ileya festival.
Hon. Adeleye said, though it was painstaking to put together the money to buy the new transformer, but he is fulfilled as he has again kept one of the promises he made during the electioneering period.
He said, with electricity the people can easily carry on their businesses, earn a living and positively the economy of the nation.
Hon. Adeleye who acknowledged the input of Chief Oladipupo Adebutu and the Kabiyesi elect of Odo Jobore, Prince Olalekan Odubanjo thanked the duo for their support at joining him to make the donation a reality.
The Chief Imam of Odo Jobore, Alhaji Ogunbowale Ayodele explained that the community has been in darkness for eight (8) months and this had greatly affected the whole community.
He thanked Hon Lukman Adeleye for the donation and his passion to develop his constituents, stressing that he has distinguished himself as a new breed politician who sticks to his words.
Other residents of Odo Jobore especially the women were full of joy as they danced round the community.