Akon Offered to Bring Power Back To Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane Maria, But Was Rejected
Akon says his organization, Akon Lighting Africa, could have restored power in Puerto Rico 5 months faster than the government.
The singer told TMZ on Saturday that he presented a program through his organization in an effort to help bring back power to Puerto Rico. The island was struck by Hurricane Maria on September 20, leaving the entire U.S. territory without any power.
He noted that if the Trump administration cared about the people living on the island and approved his plan, he could have restored power in a month.
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“We actually presented a program for Puerto Rico and we got rejected. We have the solution for Puerto Rico…. and we could’ve had power back in 30 days. And they rejected us,” said Akon.
The co-founder of Akon Lighting Africa has brought back electricity to over 14 African countries since the organization was formed in 2014. He said the administration does not care about the people of Puerto Rico and claimed that if it did, the organization would have been able to bring it’s plan to the U.S. territory.
Source: Yahoo News
The singer told TMZ on Saturday that he presented a program through his organization in an effort to help bring back power to Puerto Rico. The island was struck by Hurricane Maria on September 20, leaving the entire U.S. territory without any power.
He noted that if the Trump administration cared about the people living on the island and approved his plan, he could have restored power in a month.
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“We actually presented a program for Puerto Rico and we got rejected. We have the solution for Puerto Rico…. and we could’ve had power back in 30 days. And they rejected us,” said Akon.
The co-founder of Akon Lighting Africa has brought back electricity to over 14 African countries since the organization was formed in 2014. He said the administration does not care about the people of Puerto Rico and claimed that if it did, the organization would have been able to bring it’s plan to the U.S. territory.
Source: Yahoo News
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