Tinubu approves 500,000 solar lights for S’East households — Deputy Speaker, Kalu

By Steve Oko
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said President Bola Tinubu has approved the provision of 500,000 solar-powered lights for rural households in the South-East.
Kalu disclosed this at the flag-off of the Renewed Hope Light-Up initiative, during which 26 transformers and 10,000 solar-powered lights and fans were distributed to communities in Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State.
He said 42,000 households in the constituency had been earmarked to benefit from the initiative, with the first batch of 10,000 solar-powered lights and fans expected to be delivered within two weeks.
According to him, 1,000 units had already been distributed a...