'Let there be light'
published: Wednesday | February 5, 2003
THE EDITOR, Sir:
IT IS with great pleasure and gratitude on behalf of the citizens of Turner district, that we write to you expressing our appreciation for publishing our distress through your medium on 28th January 2001.
However inspite of your publication and an invitation to our citizens meeting, which was held 1st February 2001 neither Member of Parliament nor our Parish Council representative were present. This is the type of response we have been receiving.
Our nearest neighbour rece-ived electricity from as far back as 1974 and to date we are fighting desperately and are still faced with the darkness of the night. What will it take for our representatives to understand, we are not asking for any handout. Light is only one of the basic necessities of life.
Running the line will not require going through some rugged terrain but along a roadway, which I may add is in need of great repair, but we are willing to accept the light as our priority and we will assist with labour if material is supplied to patch the roadway. Is this asking too much? Our children are forced to read and do their home work through the aid of kerosene oil lamp. How is it possible to log on to the future when there is no light?
