2027: I’ll put solar panels on every Nigerian’s roof within 11 months of my presidency – SDP’s Adebayo
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has promised to put solar panels on every Nigerian’s roof within 11 months of his presidency if elected in the forthcoming 2027 polls. Adebayo made the pledge on Tuesday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’. He criticised past rural electrification strategies […] 2027: I’ll put solar…
Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has pledged to install solar panels on every Nigerian household within 11 months of his presidency if elected in the 2027 elections. Speaking on Arise Television's 'Prime Time' on Tuesday, Adebayo criticized previous rural electrification initiatives that centered on costly 33 kVA lines instead of decentralized solar solutions.
The presidential hopeful urged the Nigerian government to embrace local solar panel manufacturing and community training instead of relying on expensive grid electrification. He stated, "Between 11 and 15 kW of solar power will be installed on each roof within 11 months of my presidency." In 2001, Adebayo had advised the Obasanjo administration to partner with China or India, establish a factory for solar panel production, and train locals for installation.
"Every Local Government Area has money that they steal every month to capitalize on this," Adebayo asserted.
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