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FG moves to illuminate streets in major cities

From TONY OTARU, Abuja

AS part of efforts to attain the objectives of vision 20-2020 and the Seven Point Agenda, the Federal Government has mapped out strategy through which streetlights would be installed in all the state capitals and other major cities across the country.

This was announced by the Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Dazieni Allison-Madueke at the 2nd Abuja International Street Lighting Seminar, in Abuja.

She tied the successful implementation of the 7- point Agenda and the attainment of vision 20-2020 to the installation of effective and functioning public lights across the federation.

The three-day seminar with theme, “Sustainable & Efficient Street Lights on Nigerian Roads” was organised by the Federal Ministry of Transportation in collaboration with the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA).
The scheme is to be achieved through cooperation and collaboration between the three tiers of the government and the public private partnership (PPP).

The minister, who was represented by the Director, Engineering Services in the Ministry of Transportation, Engineer Abbas Gunmi noted that, “street lighting would play a crucial role in the achievements of the vision 20-2020 and the 7 point agenda of this administration.

“So street light is very, very important for us to meet that target. We have two problems with the light system. First of all is the energy. Although, solar energy is now making an inroad into the quality of light, but if our power system is still struggling, and one of the casualties are the streetlights”.

In his own remarks, the Managing Director, Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engineer Olubunmi Peters said the agency was planning to set the standard practice of road safety through clear road signage, markings and lightings, especially at locations like bridges and critical interchanges where clear vision can make the difference.