Lagos State Government has embarked on massive installation of street lights of dark spots as well as inner streets aimed at boosting security and night life economy in the state.
The state government had recently, expressed commitment to improve on public street light project that illuminates nook and crannies and notorious dark spots areas within the metropolis. State’s Commissioner for Energy, Adewale Oluwo, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting in his office at Alausa, Ikeja.
Oluwo said the measure was part of effort to eliminate the activities of hoodlums and miscreant who are fond of using dark spots to perpetrate evil which is inimical to night commercial activities in a megacity like Lagos.
According to him, many communities which hitherto, had been without functioning electricity had been successfully connected, also major road and inner roads, pedestrian walkways and under bridges in various parts of Lagos have been lit within the last 12 months. “The State government adopted the management of all street light within Lagos, irrespective of legacy ownership through Ministry of Energy to ensure uniformity of standards, and sustainable approach to monitoring and maintaining of installation. “Some of the street lights have to be connected to the Independent Power Plant, IPP, at Alausa, Mainland and Lekki to save cost and ensure efficiency.”
While speaking further, Olowo, said government is planning to establish a formidable ceramic processing center in the state through preliminary studies for ceramic skill acquisition while, the state government, through IBILE Oil and Gas will continue to leverage on the commencement of production of crude oil from Aje oil field in Badagry and other prospective oil fields to create jobs and enhance Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, in the state.