Ogun State Government has commenced solar-powered street lights-up installation across the state in its bid to ensure the safety and security of the citizens.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Energy Matters, Mr. Oluwafemi Omisanjo, made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital on Sunday.
The government’s move is coming on the heels of recent arrests of vandals stealing street light cables and other accessories along the Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta Expressway by security agents, with one of the criminals nabbed for stealing a transformer.
Commenting on the development, Omisanjo noted that persistent vandalism of government assets, especially street lights on the highways across the state, forced the current administration to seek alternative to the generator-powered streets lights.
He stated that the Governor Dapo Abiodun administration decided to introduce a more secure and sustainable solution, stressing that a pilot scheme of the solar-powered streetlight had begun in some parts of Abeokuta.
Omisanjo made it clear that the government would replace the street lights on Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta Expressway with a solar-powered system.
He stated further that government is also initiating a full-scale analysis of the planned deployment of the newly introduced solar-powered street lights to replace the current ones across the state.
“Very soon, the good people of Ogun State will begin to see and feel the impact of this solution. We assure them of their security and safely in all parts of the state,” he said.
