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Saraki Donates ₦50m to Tackle 55-Year-Old Electricity Crisis in Offa Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has donated ₦50 million towards addressing the decades-old electricity supply crisis in Offa, Kwara State, following the failure of the administration of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to resolve the longstanding problem. The donation is expected to facilitate the replacement of obsolete electricity cables, which were installed about 55 years ago during the administration of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. The existing cables, according to concerns raised by the community, are no longer adequate to meet the electricity demands of Offa and its growing population. Residents reportedly receive only two to three hours of electricity daily, a situation that has adversely affected businesses, commercial activities and the general well-being of the people. The ageing infrastructure has also been linked to several fatal incidents in the community. Saraki made the intervention during his ongoing stakeholders’ engagement tour of Kwara South Senatorial District, which commenced on Saturday as part of a week-long engagement with communities and political stakeholders across the district. He had visited Oyun Local Government Area on Saturday, spent the night in Offa and continued his engagement in the town on Sunday with a visit to the palace of the Olofa of Offa. During the visit, the Olofa charged the people of Offa to demonstrate their love for their community and political leaders by obtaining their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and turning out en masse to vote during elections. The traditional ruler emphasised that political support should go beyond attending rallies and public gatherings, urging residents to translate their loyalty into active participation in the electoral process by ensuring they collect their PVCs and exercise their franchise on election day. Also speaking, the PDP candidate for Kwara South Senatorial District, Prince Saheed Olamilekan Popoola, described the Offa robbery case involving Saraki as political propaganda orchestrated to discredit the former Senate President and secure electoral advantage for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections. Popoola urged the people of Offa not to succumb to what he described as political blackmail by the APC-led government in Kwara State, calling on them to remain focused on issues of development and the welfare of their communities. Saraki’s ₦50 million intervention represents a significant response to a longstanding infrastructure challenge that has constrained economic activities and affected residents of Offa for more than five decades.

His Excellency, Dr. Bukola Saraki, was welcome by the people of Kwara state chanting his name as he walks through the streets. This is what you get when a leader is rooted with his people

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