Ogun Government Commences Solar-Powered Street Light Project on Major Roads Across the State

Ogun State Government has commenced a solar-powered street light project on major roads across the state, to ensure the safety and security of travelers.

The initiative followed the arrest of vandals stealing street light cables and other accessories on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Interchange Expressway.

Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on energy matters, Oluwafemi Omisanjo, who made this known to newsmen, said a pilot scheme of the solar-powered street light is taking off in parts of Abeokuta, the state capital.

Already, the special assistant said the lights along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway have been replaced with solar-powered ones.

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Disclosing this in a chat with newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday, 21 January 2024, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Energy Matters, Mr. Oluwafemi Omisanjo said persistent vandalism of government assets, especially the many street lights on the highways across the state, forced the current administration to seek an alternative to the generator-powered streets lights.

Consequently, the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration, he said, decided to introduce a more secure and sustainable solution, adding that a pilot scheme of the solar-powered streetlight has commenced in some parts of Abeokuta, the state capital.

The government, he added, is also embarking on 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 safety in all parts of the state, he said.