Ambode To Partner With UK for rural electrification

Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode  who recently hosted the British Minister of State for Foreign Commonwealth Affairs and DFID, Mr. Grant Shapps as well as the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Ray Kyles, explained the readiness of the state to partner with them in the area of power supply.
The Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House,  lauded the intervention of the UK DFID through solar related energy in the state, expressing optimism that it would prove a viable energy alternative to more rural areas in the state.

Mr. Grant Shapps who was readily excited by the partnership and  the possibilities it could bring froth economically in the state coupled with its population said:

    “There are a lot of exciting opportunities and that is why I’m so pleased to be with you and to make use of these opportunities. We were just discussing about trade and the ability for our two countries to work closely together and I think the opportunities for all our citizens to learn from experience in each of our countries is second to none,” he said.

He also talked about his administration’s commitment to work with investors to provide power supply to various communities. Governor Ambode who praised DFID for the benefits it has provided the state recently said:

    “I am also one of the partakers of the programmes that DFID put together in the course of my earlier career. I just want to say that they have brought so many reforms and changes to Lagos state that we have partaken in.”

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