State Home, Abuja – The presidency has responded to widespread criticism over the approval of a â¦10 billion solar energy challenge for the Presidential Villa.
The presidency insisted the transfer aligns with world finest practices and long-term cost-saving measures.
Bayo Onanuga, particular adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Info and Technique, took to his verified X (previously Twitter) deal with to justify the Federal Government Councilâs choice.
He famous that the challenge would modernise the State Houseâs power system whereas selling environmental sustainability.
In an effort to strengthen his argument, Onanuga hooked up a trending video clip showcasing how the White Home makes use of photo voltaic panels to help its power provide.
The clip, which has been broadly shared, explains the rationale behind the US Presidencyâs transition to renewable energyâan instance the Nigerian authorities now seeks to emulate, Vanguard reported.
Based on officers, the proposed system is designed to ship uninterrupted electrical energy to essential sections of the State Home, together with the Presidentâs residence and varied administrative places of work.
This, they are saying, will scale back dependency on diesel-powered turbines and finally decrease working prices.
The announcement has triggered a combined response amongst Nigerians. Whereas some residents recommended the Presidencyâs environmental foresight, others questioned the timing and {financial} implications of such a big expenditure amid the countryâs ongoing {economic} challenges.
Critics argue that the â¦10 billion allocation could possibly be higher utilised for pressing social wants, reminiscent of healthcare, training, and poverty alleviation.
Supporters, nevertheless, imagine the funding will show cost-effective in the long term by slashing gas prices and lowering carbon emissions.
Regardless of the backlash, the Presidency has maintained that the photo voltaic power transition is a part of a broader technique to implement sustainable, cost-efficient governance practices.
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Earlier, NewsWatch.com.ng reported that former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has taken a agency stand in help of the Presidency’s choice to put in a N10 billion mini-solar grid on the State Home, Aso Rock, describing critics of the challenge as âsmall-picture thinkers.â
In a strongly worded assertion shared on his social media X web page, Omokri criticised Nigerians who see the photo voltaic set up as an absence of religion within the nationwide electrical energy infrastructure, stating that such a view misses the bigger objective of power effectivity and sustainability.
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