Again, Ayade fulfil His Promises, Restores Street Lights After 12years Of Glo

Cross River State Governor, His Excellency, Sir Ben Ayade has
recently fulfilled his pledge to restore parliamentary road light
at nighttime, after twelve (12) years of power negligence at
parliamentary extension in Calabar, the Cross River State,
Capital.
This development appears after the governor, Ben Ayade
earlier rehabilitated street lights to no fewer than twenty (20)
remotes areas in Calabar-South gripped with darkness for
over ten (10) years.
Speaking with newsmen during the installation of the
transformer at parliamentary extension in Calabar. The Cross
River State Commissioner of Power, Rt. Hon. Victor Agwu,
indicated that, the chronic operation to restore the street/
road lights in the area, is to obstruct robberies, to enrich and
protect businesses during nightfall, to strengthen the security
crew in the community, and to safeguard the residents during
workout or movement at nights.
The Commissioner, similarly disclosed that, the street lights
in the metropolis are primarily sourced from the Ayade Power
Plants, which is situated at Parliamentary Extension in
Calabar.
Also, speaking, the Deputy Director & Head, Engineering
Services of the CRS Ministry of Power, Engineer Effiwatt
Archibong, frowned at the peak of cable thefts and
vandalization of the transformer substation in the area, he
confided to the newsmen that, the Cross river State Ministry
of Power has opted to install the transformer above the
ground level to curtail hoodlum from looting the cables.
“The transformer is forthwith mounted on the poles to stave
off hoodlums looting the iron cores and armored cables
which are the main source of the power diffusion. “Also, we
have engaged the vigilantes and Operation Akpakwu to
secure the power stream to avoid thefts, snatching them
away,” Engineer Effiwatt, Said.
The community dwellers, however, commended the
phenomenon strides of the governor for the repairs of the
road lights.
The residents and traders unified that, the restored road
lights will assist strengthen the security resilience of
vigilantes in the neighborhood and boost their businesses to
flourish during night falls, “We can now stay longer till 10 pm
to sell here, rather than, closing our shops by 8 pm,” the
Trader’s Soliloquized in Excitement.