INISA RESIDENTS SEEK ADELEKE’S INTERVENTION OVER TWO-MONTH POWER OUTAGE
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By: Muftau Fatimo
The Inisa Development Union (IDU), the umbrella body representing indigenes of Inisa in Osun State, has appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke to intervene in the town’s prolonged electricity blackout, which has lasted for nearly two months.
The National Chairman of the union, Prof. Tunde Babawale, made the appeal on Saturday during the 35th edition of the annual Inisa Day celebration, where indigenes, community groups and compound representatives gathered to raise funds for development projects.
Babawale identified the lack of electricity as the community’s most pressing challenge, explaining that the transformer supplying power to the town had developed a fault and was removed for repairs nearly two months ago.
He appealed to the state government to assist in restoring electricity, noting that the prolonged outage had negatively affected commercial activities in the community.
The IDU chairman also called for the recruitment of more teachers into public schools, as well as the renovation of the community’s health centre, which he described as being in a deplorable condition.
He urged the government to upgrade the facility and employ additional healthcare workers to improve access to medical services for residents.
Speaking on the significance of the annual celebration, Babawale said the event was organised to sensitise indigenes on the need to contribute to the development of their hometown.
He described the celebration as an avenue for fostering unity and mobilising support for the community’s growth, while appreciating the government for some projects already executed in the area.
However, he expressed hope that more development projects would be extended to the community.
Also speaking at the event, a nonagenarian chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, renewed the community’s demand for the establishment of a federal tertiary institution in Inisa.
Oyedokun appealed to the Federal Government to consider establishing an agriculture-based university in the rural community to boost educational opportunities and development.
He also commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration and urged residents of Osun State to maintain peace as the country approaches the 2027 general elections.
The APC chieftain praised Inisa for promoting political tolerance, noting that members of different political parties attended the celebration and interacted peacefully.
Earlier, the chairperson of the planning committee, Oluwakemi Oyewale, commended Inisa indigenes across the world for their contributions to the town’s development.
She stressed the need for all stakeholders to sustain their commitment to improving the community.
The latest appeal comes months after residents of Inisa, during the 2025 edition of the annual celebration, called on the federal and state governments to establish a higher institution and improve infrastructure in the town.
At the time, Oyedokun lamented that successive administrations had neglected the community in the distribution of public projects, adding that many existing facilities were developed largely through communal efforts.
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