kogi state has started enjoying improved electricity supply and the is ready to savour the services of the completed Geregu Power Plant.
“Today, we are glad that there is a relative improvement in the power
generation and transmission across Nigeria especially in Kogi,’’
Governor Yahaya Bello said.
“The Federal Government has virtually solved all the power problems, but
we need a little patient for all the various communities who do not
have electricity in Kogi to be identified and install the required
transformers in those areas.
“I want to encourage investors to make enough investment in power
distribution so that various communities at the grassroots in Kogi and
across the country can begin to enjoy the benefits.
“When we assumed office, we met a dispute regarding Kabba Power
Transmission sub-station, but we immediately waded in and resolved the
issues for the work to be completed,” Bello said.
Bello accorded a pass mark to the federal government on Monday at the
22nd Power Sector Monthly Meeting with power stakeholders and other
participants held at the Geregu Power Plc in Ajaokuta.
The governor noted that before he assumed office in Jan. 27, 2016, there
were several reported and unreported cases of kidnapping and armed
robbery, stressing that they have done tremendously well in terms of
security.
He added: “Without adequate security the power plant here will not be
safe and we will not be talking about generation, transmission or
distribution.
“We have been supporting and equipping our security agencies to ensure
that the contractors and their workers working on the roads are safe and
secured”.
Earlier, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,
said that the Power production had reached an all-time high of over
7,000 megawatts for the nation.
