Ten years of gloom, Calabar Agog as Gov. Ayade restores road lights

By David Peter

Cross River State Governor, His Excellency, Ben Ayade has rejuvenated illumination in Calabar after ten years of tenebrosity across the streets of 'goldie' down to 'yellow duke' in Calabar South.

The Commissioner of Power, Rt. Hon. Victor Agwu had earlier told newsmen that, the street lights were significant in the fight against crimes in the state, which according to him, “scares away criminals and it makes it easier for people to sight criminals from afar.”

While he demonstrated the prominence of Ayade's Power Plant in Parliamentary extension road as a source of illuminating the street lights in the Capital City.

Speaking in an interview with pressmen during the transformer installation in goldie by mount-zion on Saturday, the Deputy Director/Head of Engineering Services, CRS Ministry of Power, Mr. Effiwatt Ekpenyong said, “the transformer substation was installed in the year 2012 and has never been put to use because it was vandalized but, through the relief of the State governor, Professor Ben Ayade the ministry was able to procure a new transformer as a midpoint to cease blackout in the community,” he said. 

Mumbling about the proportion of thefts and vandalization of transformers across the state, Mr. Effiwatt, affirmed that, the transformer is forthwith mounted on the poles to stave off hoodlums looting the iron cores and armoured cables which are the prime source of power distributions.

Commending the state governor's phenomenal development in the neighborhood after ten years of lights despair. Merchandisers and community dwellers in the area are satisfied that, the street lights will foster the security resilience of the vigilantes in the neighborhood, and similarly augments their businesses to thrive during nightfall in the territory.  

Recall that, The cross river state government had initially restored lights to no fewer than twenty (20) remote areas in Calabar, the capital city of Cross River state, in a bid to combat insecurity and, ascertain solace among traders and dwellers in the locales.