The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, Arusa 1, has said that the task ahead of the in-coming Board and Management of Ibadan Electricity and Distribution Company, (IBEDC) is enormous and very demanding.
According to a press release signed by Adeola Oloko, Media Aide to the monarch, It was stated when the new board and management staff of the company led by its Chairman, Chief Tunde Afolabi, paid him a courtesy visit on Wednesday at the Olubadan Palace, Oke-Aremo, Ibadan.
Oba Ladoja noted that one of the critical needs of Nigerians is power supply, stressing that, “In Nigeria, we are not generating enough power. Worse still, the grid collapses very often.The epileptic electricity supply has led many domestic and commercial users of electricity to take solace in the installation of solar panels and acquisition of generators to supplement electricity.
The other challenge is the staff. All these challenges adversely affect business operations as they drive the cost of doing business high”.
The Chairman, Oyo State Council of Obas, however, told his guests that they have competence and managerial resources to overcome.
Oba Ladoja, who received the IBEDC team, with members of the Olubadan Advisory Council in attendance, pledged the support of Ibadan Traditional Institution to see to it that electricity supply is improved.
Earlier in his welcome address, the IBEDC Chairman, Chief Afolabi, stated that the new IBEDC is ready to improve electricity supply to consumers.
He also noted that IBEDC is the biggest electricity distribution company, saying they owe it a duty to serve the customers.
Other members of Olubadan Advisory Council in attendance included: Otun Balogun, Oba Kola Adegbola; Osi Olubadan, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi; Asipa Balogun, Oba Abiodun Azeez Agagagugu, and Ekerin Balogun, Oba Akeem Mobolaji Adewoyin.
