UPDATE: Relief For Ukpor Town As Long Time Electricity Challenge Comes To An End

Repairs continue today on all the transformers across the town  

The major challenge the people of Ukpor in Nnewi South are facing for years, which is electricity seems to have reached the dead end, cfrmagazine.com exclusively reports.

The President General, Ukpor Improvement Union, Rtd Col. A A Ogunna and The Igwe of Ukpor, His Royal Majesty, Dr. Onyimmadu Felix Nwosu 

According to a statement made by Elechukwu Nwanya, PA to the Speaker Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Rita Maduagwu, Ukpor light issue has come to end as some EEDC staff met with Ukpor town union President and secretary to ascertain the status of all the Transformers across the town after an initial agreement was reached with the two parties. The full details of the agreement was not available to cfrmagazine.com as at the time of filing this report, but during the recent Town Hall meeting, Hon. Maduagwu stated that the town union body has raised some money in respect to that effect.

The Speaker Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Rita Maduagwu during the recent Town Hall meeting in Ukpor 

Below is the full text:

"Good News!!!

Ukpor light to be restored soon

Ukpor Light issues has come to an end.
Today (April 13th) ,The staff of EEDC met with the President and the secretary general of U.I.U to ascertain the status of the transformers. The group were then Led by Hon.Engr. Anene Izuchukwu round the various transformers we have in the community.

A maintenance will be carried out tomorrow(today) followed by full restoration.

We want to thank our own Rt.Hon.Speaker, Rita Maduagwu, for her efforts in making sure that things are done rightly in our community.

Our gratitude also goes to our own brother, Hon. CID Maduabum for his immense contribution towards the project.

To the Ukpor Development Trust Fund,we say thank you all.

Echi ga abu  echi oma !!!"

The light will likely be restored before or during the Easter holidays and this will be a big relief to the entire people of Ukpor who have before now demonstrated their anger and frustration over continuous total blackout without any solution.

Photo News

The immediate past Executive Chairman of Nnewi South LGA, Chief Ossy Iyiegbu and the incumbent TC Chairman, Engr. Felix Odimegwu during the recent Town Hall meeting 

From left to right — Hon. Calistus Ezulike, Ass, Prof. Frank Aneto, Hon. Arinze Chukwudebelu, Chief Zikizim Ugbobuaku, Hon. Emma Biggy, Odaaopuo Johnbosco and Aloy Ihefobi during the recent Town Hall meeting in Ukpor