Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to speed up the implementation of the Light-Up project.
The house has set up a seven-member ad hoc committee to investigate the N24b Light-Up project initiated by the state government.
The project aims to deploy street-lighting infrastructure across the state.
Olumoh Saad representing Ajeromi Ifelodun Constituency 1, who presented the issue during plenary session yesterday under Matter of Urgent Public Importance, expressed concern about the poorly lit streets in Lagos.
The lawmaker urged the governor to expedite the award of contracts for the streetlights project, as outlined in the 2025 budget.
He implored the governor to direct the Commissioner for Energy and Natural Resources to ensure existing streetlights are functional, as budgetary provisions have been made for their maintenance.
He also called on local government chairmen to fulfil their constitutional duty by providing streetlights on local government roads.
Olumoh emphasised the urgency of the matter, citing the negative impact of poorly lit streets on security and welfare, while highlighting the need to explore alternative energy sources such as solar power, which has been successfully implemented on the Third Mainland Bridge by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said:” Lagosians are complaining that since the streetlights are not functioning, we need to be up and running and do something about it. We are also mindful of the fact that we need to explore other alternatives for sourcing energy, especially on this streetlight issue.”