President Goodluck Jonathan on
Friday said he had lived up to his campaign pledge to Nigerians that he would
make the power sector a priority for his administration.
Jonathan spoke during the inauguration of the Olorunsogo II Power Station in
Ogun State. The power plant is a 750MW Nigerian Integrated Power Project. Punch
reports that President Jonathan told the gathering that included members of the
Federal Executive Council, Peoples Democratic Party chiefs from Ogun State and
leading traditional rulers:
Jonathan said although it was
capital intensive to make a difference in the power sector, his administration
had been tackling it headlong.
He said the short interface between public ownership of power sector to private sector would soon be over. With that session over, the President said Nigerians would begin to take power for granted in the next two years. He said,:
He said the short interface between public ownership of power sector to private sector would soon be over. With that session over, the President said Nigerians would begin to take power for granted in the next two years. He said,:
“The interface between 100 per cent
ownership of the power sector by government and 100 percent ownership by
private sector will soon be over. In the next two years, Nigerians can
take power sector for granted like it is obtainable in other countries.”
He said he was confident that Nigeria is moving
in the right direction under his watch. He described the power plant as the
second largest NIPP power station in the country.
The President urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its desire to improve electricity.
The President urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its desire to improve electricity.
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