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William Akinlade, halu of Ode-Aye, a community in Ondo state, has commended the management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) for the restoration of electricity to the town.

The community had been disconnected from power supply for 10 years following alleged debt the residents owed the distribution company.

Flanked by his subjects, Akinlade thanked the company for reconnecting the community after a decade of darkness.

“We thank God. After a long while, light is now on. We thank BEDC. We thank the staff, management and everybody working in BEDC. God will bless you all. You will not be put into blackout,” the monarch said.

On Monday, Kunbi Labiyi, BEDC’s chief state head for Ondo/Ekiti, had charged the company’s field staff to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that Ode-Aye people enjoyed electricity beginning from the 2018 Christmas celebration.

BEDC had announced its plan for the ancient town of Ode-Aye, one of the major communities that have suffered electricity deprivation in Ondo South, after Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of the state, issued a stern directive that everything must be done to end the unacceptable darkness that have enveloped the region in the past twelve years.

According to BEDC, the company has also restored power in some parts of Ekiti that had experienced blackout for years.