M.I becomes Energy Ambassador for Lagos State

Hip-hop artiste, Jude Abaga (aka M.I) has demonstrated to his fans that his is a development advocate and social crusader with a passion to see Nigeria takes her rightful place in the Comity of Nations especially in overcoming perennial power outage, very soon.  Read more

Last week in Lagos, M.I was endorsed as the Energy Ambassador for Lagos State to flag-off the dedication of October as the ‘‘Energy Conservation Month’’ by the state government. 

The energy conservation campaign titled; Conserve Energy, Save Money (CESM) will use behaviourial change communication materials to carry step by step, do-it-yourself instructions on energy efficiency and conservation improvements to help Lagosians save money and make Lagos city more energy efficient. M.I will use his new role to participate in series of sensitization campaigns on energy conservation across Lagos. The CESM campaign is being carried out through the state Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB). 

M.I said; “ I am excited to be a part of the Lagos State Government energy initiative and much more to be called upon to advocate for energy conservation in a country where 24-hour uninterrupted electric power supply is a miracle yet yet to be realized. 

In his words, ‘‘I’m so honoured and privileged to be collaborate with people who are so passionate about the future of our country and the future of this great state. I see this as a way of giving back to the state because it has welcomed so many young people and has given us something to do and paid us handsomely for it. If there is anything we can do, we have to give back, and we have to seize the bull by the horn.’’

Also, Taofiq Tijani, State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, said the state government decided to dedicate October as the Energy Conservation Month in a bid to make Lagosians imbibe the culture of efficient use of available power and to preserve the investments going into the generation of power through the building of power plants as a shared responsibility.

‘As a government, we are mindful of the fact, the provision of public assets is one thing but to endure, their maintenance must be a shared collective responsibility for all.  It is with this recognition that I am therefore delighted to formally announce the decision of the Lagos State Government to dedicate the month of October 2013 as the first ever Energy Conservation Month to be observed by the government and people of Lagos State.’’