No fewer than 54 private firms will be
engaged by the Lagos State Government to manage streetlights in the
state, says the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr.
Olawale Oluwo.
Oluwo, who spoke on Tuesday during a
briefing on the activities of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources in the state, added that the government had lit up about 600
kilometres of roads in 366 locations in Lagos.
The commissioner also warned against
destruction of streetlight poles and cables by residents, saying whoever
damaged such would bear the cost of repair.
Oluwo said the government had
established Ibile Oil and Gas to manage oil-related issues following the
discovery of crude oil in the state.
He said, “Lagos State will be a bigger
business hub with the discovery, as more jobs will be created. Our Ibile
Oil and Gas will operate in the upstream, midstream and downstream
sectors. It will not only be involved in exploration, but will probably
build its own filling stations. We must be able to give Lagos energy
security such that if anything, we will be able to power Lagos.”
The commissioner said apart from
aggressive installation of streetlights in the state, the ministry had
embarked on rural electrification and installation of solar power
systems for schools and public health centres.
Oluwo stated that Governor Akinwunmi
Ambode had given approval for the electrification of 37 rural
communities around the Seme Border, adding that some streetlights
hitherto managed by Federal Government’s agencies and local government
areas had been taken over by the state government.
Regarding sand mining activities in the
state, Oluwo said reforms had been initiated in the issuance of
mining operational permit.
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