- The federal government awarded the project in 2009 to Laga Cepower Limited for a 132/33KV Double Circuit Transmission Line project in Oyo State.
- The House resolved to urge the REA to probe the projects, the disbursements, and the completion stage.
The House of Representatives has decided to investigate the New Abeokuta-Igboora/Lanlate/Igangan 132/33KV double circuit transmission line. The project, awarded at the sum of N1,934, 129, 421. 02 since 2009, has been abandoned. The resolution, passed following the adoption of a motion raised by Hon. Anthony Adepoju, lawmaker representing Ibarapa Central/North Federal Constituency, borders on dishonest handling of the project aimed at solving power failure in the three local government areas of Oyo State.
In the motion, Hon. Adepoju expressed dissatisfaction over the state of the power project billed for completion in June 2021. The motion was voted on, adopted and referred to the House Committee on Power. According to him, the federal government awarded the now-abandoned project in 2009 to Laga Cepower Limited for a 132/33KV Double Circuit Transmission Line project in Abeokuta, Igboora, Lanlate, Igangan. The project’s design was to permanently eradicate darkness and promote socio-economic development in the seven principal towns comprising the Ibarapa region of Oyo State.
The motion read in part, “Conscious that the three projects listed in the “Ongoing Projects” under Transmission Company of Nigeria’s current Managing Director, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz may have been abandoned or forgotten despite significant financial outlays. The House resolves to urge the Rural Electrification Agency to probe the projects, the disbursements, the completion stage and why the project had not been delivered beyond the June 2021 completion date and ensure the successful and timely delivery of the project in the Ibarapa Central, North, and East Constituencies of Oyo State. Mandate the Committee on Power to investigate the award and execution of this contract and report back within eight weeks (8) for further legislative action.”