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 that focused on expensive 33 kVA lines instead of decentralised solar solutions.
The presidential candidate advised the Nigerian government to adopt rooftop solar panel manufacturing locally and train communities instead of depending on expensive grid electrification.
