The lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Federal Constituency II in the House of Representatives, Hon. Biodun Omoleye, has extended his solar-powered street-light project to 10 additional communities in Ekiti State, bringing the total number of towns and villages covered by the initiative to 33.

The latest phase of the project covers communities in Ijero, Ekiti West and Efon Local Government Areas, with solar lights installed around schools, hospitals, police stations, markets, traditional palaces, motor parks and other strategic public locations.

The intervention, now in its third phase under Omoleye’s Operation Street Lights Revolution, is designed to improve visibility and security at night while supporting economic activities and movement within the beneficiary communities.

The 10 communities covered in the latest phase are Efon, Ijero, Aramoko, Ido-Ile, Ikogosi, Ijurin, Ikoro, Odo-Owa, Iroko and Iloro-Ekiti.

Among the educational institutions benefiting from the project are Ipoti High School, Ipoti-Ekiti; Babatope Memorial Grammar School, Ikoro-Ekiti; Ijurin Comprehensive High School, Ijurin-Ekiti; Iloro Community High School, Iloro-Ekiti; Iroko High School, Iroko-Ekiti; and Eso-Obe High School, Ikoro-Ekiti.Other beneficiaries include the Divisional Police Station and Specialist Hospital in Ijero-Ekiti, NUT and NULGE Houses in Efon-Alaaye, Aramoko Market, INEC and SIEC offices in Ijero, Eso-Obe LCDA Secretariat in Ikoro, Odo-Owa Community Health Centre and Comprehensive Health Centre in Ijurin.

The project also covers several community roads and streets, including locations in Iloro, Aramoko, Ikogosi and Ijurin, as well as the Igede/Ado bypass in Aramoko-Ekiti and the Itawure-Efon Road.

The latest expansion brings all 33 towns and villages within the federal constituency under the solar street-light initiative, making it a major component of Omoleye’s constituency development programme.

Residents of the beneficiary communities have commended the lawmaker, saying the project would improve night-time visibility, strengthen security and support commercial activities.

They also noted that the lighting of strategic public spaces and major roads would make movement safer and help deter criminal activities, particularly in communities where economic activities continue after sunset.

The latest phase, according to the residents, reflects a grassroots-focused approach to constituency representation, with projects targeted at public facilities and locations that directly affect the daily lives of residents.