Ibadan residents get relief as company repairs vandalised transformer, roads
Ibadan residents in Oluyole Estate finally get electricity after Sumal Foods repairs their vandalised transformer and roads as part of its CSR efforts. Read More: https://punchng.com/ibadan-residents-get-relief-as-company-repairs-vandalised-transformer-roads/
Residents of 11th Avenue, Oluyole Estate in Ibadan now have electricity restored after a food company intervened to repair a vandalised transformer. The transformer was stolen of essential components, leaving the community in darkness for months. Sumal Foods Limited, an Ibadan-based food and confectionery company, stepped in to rehabilitate the transformer as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative.
The company's Group General Manager, Mr Valiyaparambil Sudarsan, expressed delight at the successful restoration of electricity. Sudarsan also mentioned that the company installed a reinforced concrete base for the transformer and solar-powered lighting to discourage future vandals. The Group Chief Engineer, Mr Paolo Altobel, revealed that the company's intervention was necessary due to repeated failures to get the public power distributor, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), to repair the damaged transformer.
The company has also been undertaking palliative repairs on roads in the Oluyole Industrial Estate, improving access and easing transportation. Sumal Foods Limited is a diversified conglomerate that has undertaken numerous CSR initiatives, including creating employment opportunities and donating books and products to schools and orphanages.
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