The lawmaker representing Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has expanded his constituency project with the installation of 500KVA transformers and associated electricity infrastructure in Ogwume, Dikenafai and Akpulu, bringing the number of communities reached by the Operation Light Up Ideato initiative to seven.
The latest phase of the intervention has seen the installation of transformers, electricity cables and other essential electrical components as efforts continue to strengthen power supply and improve access to electricity across communities in Ideato North and South.
With the completion of the transformer installation in Akpulu and ongoing work in Ogwume and Dikenafai, the initiative has now delivered transformers to seven communities, building on previous installations in Umuopia, Obodoukwu, Abukwa and Umukegwu.
The lawmaker, who is also the chairman of the House Committee on Downstream Petroleum, his media office stated that the expansion of the project underscores “the commitment of Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere to addressing critical infrastructure needs at the grassroots and ensuring that communities that have long experienced inadequate electricity infrastructure are not left behind.”
The media office further that “unlike a one off intervention, Operation Light Up Ideato is being implemented as a continuing community focused programme, with more transformers expected to be supplied and installed in additional communities identified as being in need.
Speaking on the continuing expansion of the initiative, Ikenga reaffirmed his determination that the programme must reach every community in Ideato that requires electricity infrastructure, stressing that the objective is to progressively close the gap in power availability across the constituency.
