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The Ogun State Government has sympathized with the victims of Sunday’s rainstorm destruction, occasioned by downpour in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of the state.

THE WHISTLER had reported that the downpour which lasted for about an hour and 20 minutes, destroyed some electrical installations in several communities, leaving the people in total darkness.

The government said it was in touch with the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to ensure the immediate fixing of poles damaged as a result of the rainstorm.

This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser on Media to the governor, Mr. Kayode Akinmade.

He said a team from the state government was in the area on Monday to ascertain the extent of damage caused by the rainstorm and to know how to engage with IBEDC.

“Our team went on physical site inspection of the affected area on Monday to ascertain the extent of the damage and to know how to engage with the IBEDC team.

“We are currently working with the IBEDC team led by the Regional Manager and the Technical Head for the Ogun Region. Some of the less affected feeders have been restored and energized while the clean-up of the most affected areas has already started.

“Most of the poles on the roads have been removed while the remaining will be taken out today (Wednesday). We are working with IBEDC to ensure there will be full restoration of power in Sango Ota before the week runs out.

“The government is not relenting on its effort to make sure that we restore power to Sango Ota and its environs and we can assure the citizens that we are on top on the matter.

“We, therefore, commiserate with those whose properties were destroyed by the fallen poles, as the government urged those living in the area to remain calm.

Affected by the disaster include residents of lyana lyesi, Osuke Town, Egan Road, lyana Ilogbo, Ijaba, Ijagba, Itele, Lafenwa, Singer, Joju, Alishiba, Oju Ore, Tollgate, Eledi, Akeja, Abebi, Osi Round About, Ota Town, Ota Industrial Estate, Igberen, lju, Atan, Onipanu, Obasanjo, Lusada, Arigba, Odugbe, Ado-Odo, Igbesa, Owode. Olokuta, Hanushi, Bamtish Camp Lufiwape, Eltees Farm, August Engineering, Spark Cear Soap Ayetoro, Amazing Grace Oil, Christopher University, and Royal Garden Estate.

DOWNPOUR: Ogun Govt Sympathises With Victims Of Rainstorm Destruction In Ota, Environs is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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An educational organisation, Fides Et Ratio Academy, has described as untrue an investigating report in a section of the media which alleged that a purported N2.9bn contract awarded to it by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) was not executed.

Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, Paul Chukwuma while fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja during a media parley on the firm’s plan to roll out massive skill training programmes in the country, said the organisation never had a contract with TETFund but a service agreement.

He disclosed that the agreement was on a skill training programme for directors and deputy directors of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as well as students in higher education institutions in the country.

Chukwuma, who expressed surprise over the erroneous report, said the academy’s project was fully executed.

“I don’t have a contract. What I have is service engagement. I don’t do contract with my educational interests. In the university, if you want a course you pay for it,” he said.

Chukwuma explained that the first component of the project with TETFund involved training of ICT directors and their deputies, adding that a total of 502 directors and deputy directors were trained.

“TETFund has something like a consolidated structure where they will negotiate for services, and every institution will benefit from that negotiated service. If this phone is N100, they will now say we will take 500 for 500 institutions and we will pay N3, so that other institutions will key into it and use the functionality, and we refused because it was a ridiculous pricing module.

“We went back and forth because what we had was an MoU which stipulated that this programme would run for like 3 years, and the argument was that, you have not done this, you have some time, and even if you lose in two years, maybe in the third year you will get something.

“But for this project, I did it at a loss, and I can show evidence, and it’s so painful that the project I did at a loss is being carried out in way and manner it’s been done,” he said.

He further explained that the other component of the project which involved training of students was also underpriced.

” Instead of our normal fee of 20 dollars per module, there are three modules, instead of 20 dollars per module per participant, what TETFund eventually agreed to pay, which they have not even finished paying per participant, is N1535,” he said.

Chukwuma lamented that the report also alleged that Fides Et Ratio Academy has no functional office or website which were all false.

“The first point on that publication was that I don’t have an office, that an attempt was made to locate my office, and somehow the report ended that somehow they couldn’t find the office but when I read that I felt somehow because I have been in this office close to 20 years, at least for 15 years, the report say they couldn’t find my office, but you can see I have an office and this is my office…

“The second thing that was raised was that we don’t have a functional website. I will call them to show you the website (sic), we have a very functional website.

” The third issue that was raised was that the training was not done, that we just went around and had meetings; that is another thing I felt was mischief,” he said.

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Alleged N2.9bn TETFund ICT Project: Firm Says Report Of Non-Execution False is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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