The flagship group for indigenes of Inisa town in Osun State, the Inisa Development Union, has sought the intervention of Governor Ademola Adeleke in resolving the two-month electricity blackout in the town.
Speaking on Saturday at the 35th edition of the annual Inisa Day celebration, which had in attendance various groups and compound representatives, among others, where funds were raised for community development projects, the National Chairman of the Inisa Development Union, Prof. Tunde Babawale, identified irregular electricity supply as the biggest challenge facing the community.
Babawale further disclosed that the transformer serving the town developed a fault and had been removed for repairs, leaving many residents without electricity.
Babawale also decried the condition of the town’s health centre, calling on the government to renovate it and employ more health workers.
He said, “Our biggest demand is electricity. We have a challenge with our transformer, which has been down for almost two months, and it has been taken out for repair.
“We are urging the government to support us so that commercial activities can take off. Also, we want more teachers for our schools.
“We have a health centre that is almost in a state of dilapidation. We are calling on the government to help us and give it a facelift and also employ more hands so that they can attend to the health needs of our people.”
Commenting on the Inisa Day celebration, the IDU President said the annual event was aimed at raising the awareness of indigenes on the need to contribute to the further development of the town.
He added, “It is a carnival atmosphere that we have here, and that is the usual thing for Inisa Day. What we intend to do is to raise awareness about the need for Inisa to develop beyond the level that it is now, and we need the support of the entire town.”
Babawale, while lauding the government for some projects sited in the community, said, “We have seen some evidence of support from the government, and we are hoping that more will be done.”
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In his remarks, a nonagenarian chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, reiterated the community’s call for a federal educational institution.
Oyedokun said, “We need federal educational institutions in Inisa. Our appeal to the Federal Government is to give us a federal institution. This area being a rural area, we would like an agriculture-based university.”
The APC chieftain, who stated that President Bola Tinubu has done well in office, urged residents to remain peaceful as the country prepares for the 2027 general election.
He added, “To the people of Osun State, we have to be very peaceful, and I am very happy that Inisa is setting an example. Here today, different political parties are represented, and the party members are happy and rejoicing together.”
Earlier in her welcome address, the planning committee chairperson, Oluwakemi Oyewale, lauded the indigenes of the town across the globe for their support, saying the development of Inisa must continue to be made a priority by all stakeholders in the affairs of the town.
The PUNCH earlier reported that the residents of Inisa Community in Osun State, called for the establishment of a higher institution and an upgrade of infrastructural amenities in the town, lamenting that successive governments have often overlooked the community in the distribution of public projects.
The demands were made during the 2025 edition of the annual Inisa Day celebrations, held in the town, where funds were raised for community-driven development initiatives.
Speaking with journalists at the event, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, said most of the existing infrastructure in Inisa had been developed through communal efforts.
Oyedokun, who appealed to both the federal and state governments to support the community, said, “Even though Inisa town is developing, the community has not witnessed the impact of the state and federal government in terms of physical development.”
