NIGERIA’S ELECTRICY PROBLEM CANNOT BE WISHED AWAY, WE’LL SOLVE IT GRADUALLY – FASHOLA
Joseph omoniyi
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has submitted that the electricity problems in the country cannot be solved by magic as the electricity supply is gradually improving under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Fashola disclosed this on Thursday, at the inauguration of the 2x100MVA, 132/33kV power transformers at the Ejigbo Transmission Substation, Lagos.
Fashola while speaking at the event, stated that before President Buhari came into office three years ago, there were 800 containers for power equipment left in the port for 10 years.
He said, “Anybody will tell you he will do magic; tell him, ‘How?’ He should explain to you. We inherited 800 containers for power equipment left in the port for 10 years. President Buhari gave us approval, and we have recovered 690” he said
According to Fashola, Electricity supply is improving, though slowly but obviously better than it was 3 years ago.
“If you look at it, between 2015 and now, you ask yourself honestly: Are you spending more on diesel now or before? Are you running your generators for longer today or yesterday? So, are you seeing the power slowly staying longer? If you are truthful to yourself, you will know that it is better than yesterday. And we haven’t finished,” he said.
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