A HISTORY OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN OYIGBO COMMUNITY, OYIGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA 2010-2024

Student: Ogechi Grace Obi
Supervisor: Mr Suleiman Bilal Ishaq
HOD: Dr A.n Ezeogueri
Department of History and International Studies
Art and Humanities
Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba

Abstract

This research work focaaes on the electrification of Oyigbo local govemment area from 2010-2024 During this period, the socio-economic sphcte of Oyigbo experienced significant improvement and developmental changes Hence, this study secins to examine the impacts and influcace of this electrification to communities within this local govemment. The study adopts the historical appeonch. This electrification has brought ahout immense develoiptvent in tals cemununity. However,this develapment effect is umeven in all parts of the local goverment due t historical deciniont Notwithstanding the uneven deselopment, this electrification has antolded events that will forever leave a foot ponts in the land of Oyigbo. This rescarch work concludes that electricity been a pivotal tooi to development, has reflected itself in the land of Oyigho as the emergence and conststency of power supply to this communitics has brought ahout an undeniable Economic and social development

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