After winning the 120 million naira, building my house, buying my car, and investing in LITECHS, I realized there was a bigger opportunity in solar energy beyond individual homes and offices. I wanted to reach more people and provide power in strategic locations across the city. That's when the idea of solar charging stations came to me.
The first installations were challenging:
Transporting panels, batteries, and inverters to busy streets
Negotiating with shop owners and market leaders for space
Setting up the systems so they could charge phones, small devices, and even power small businesses
I worked day and night, often sleeping under the glow of the panels I had installed, making sure everything worked perfectly. There were mistakes — a battery sometimes failed, a cable got loose — but I fixed them myself, refusing to let anyone see anything less than perfect.
Soon, the city started noticing LITECHS. People would come to the stations and watch the lights flicker on, amazed that a small system could make such a difference. Shop owners praised the convenience, commuters relied on the stations, and my reputation grew even further.
I became a workaholic, moving from one installation to another, planning the next site, buying more panels, and constantly thinking bigger. Every success, every station, every satisfied client pushed me further.
It wasn't just about making money — it was about impact. I remembered the boy in JSS3, fascinated by circuits, dreaming of building companies. Now, people were actually relying on the systems I had installed
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By the end of that year:
LITECHS had multiple solar charging stations running successfully
My business was no longer small or unknown
I had learned the value of vision, hard work, and staying hands-on
That period taught me a lesson I would never forget:
When you combine skill with determination, even a small spark can light up a city.