Lagos House of Assembly has established a six-member committee to investigate the N24 billion Light Up project initiated by the state government.
Gatekeepers News reports that this project, spearheaded by the Lagos Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, aims to ensure a reliable energy supply for all residents.
During a plenary session on Monday, Speaker Mojisola Meranda announced the members of the committee, which includes Abiodun Tobun, Desmond Elliot, Stephen Ogundipe, Abiodun Orekoya, Femi Saheed, and Sabur Oluwa.
Meranda emphasised the importance of collaborative efforts to illuminate Lagos, highlighting the project’s role in enhancing safety through improved street lighting and the protection of lives and property throughout the state.
The committee is expected to deliver its findings within two weeks.
“This is the only way to reduce the problem of insecurity; when everywhere is very dark, you need to know who is approaching you so as to find out if the person intends to attack you; that is what the project intends to achieve,” NAN quoted Meranda as saying.
“It is also important at this point to sensitise the local government chairmen that any road contract given out, street lights should be part of it.
“They should go together and not to start cutting cost, thereby making government to start breaking anything again after constructing the roads.
“If we can produce transformers through Minister of Power, street lights and solar street lights should be the least of the things we can do. So I think all hands must be on deck in order to light up Lagos.
“Production of street lights is something very important and I think we should start looking towards that direction in order to get that fixed.”
She asked state and LGAs to improve their maintenance culture, while imploring citizens to protect public property.
