In a bid to ensure that rural dwellers enjoy power supply, the Ogun State Government through the Ministry of Rural Development has installed Solar Street lights at Temidire Ogbonselu in Ayetoro, and Biotiku Ashipa in Yewa North Local Government and Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Areas of the State respectively.

          Speaking during the installation, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Adetayo Adewale, said no fewer than 20 communities cutting across the three Senatorial Districts of the State had benefited from the provision of the Solar Street lights.

          Represented by the Director of Rural Electrification, Engr. Ismail Balogun, Mr. Adewale, stated that the effort was geared towards ensuring an improved standard of living for those in the rural communities, noting that the step would go a long way in curbing rural-urban migration and reduce it to the barest minimum, assuring that provision of electricity to the rural communities would be a continuous one.

          He said, ‘’the provision of solar electricity to rural communities which is one of the mandates of the Ministry is to boost the economic activities of the communities, as well as to guide against any external forces’’, appealing to the people of the benefitting communities to ensure proper maintenance of the equipment.

          Speaking on behalf of the benefitting communities, the Baale of Temidire Ogbonselu, Chief Biala Ogbonselu, who was full of praises to the State government, said members of the communities had been looking forward to such development, promising adequate maintenance of the equipment.