It's by Charlie Lee himself. LN will help both, Bitcoin and Litecoin!!
Also with the soon to be launched Litepay, Litecoin might be the first crypto to be actually used as a currency on a wide scale...You guys have to read this article https://segwit.org/my-vision-for-segwit-and-lightning-networks-on-litecoin-and-bitcoin-cf95a7ab656b
awesome share, sir