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Consumers Want Improved Power Sector Reforms
The Federal Government has been urged to intensify efforts in its determination to fix the power sector, to enable Nigerians realise their full economic potentials.
Some consumers of electricity made the call in Port Harcourt on Monday following the announcement to interrupt power supply in Rivers State for five weeks, beginning from August 1, 2011 by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
Speaking to The Tide on the need for Federal Government to consider what the country is losing daily by resorting to alternative power supply, two public analysts, Barr. Okey Chidi and Mr. Nworie Okeke called on Jonathan’s Administration to prioritise power ahead of other sectors. They bemoaned government’s alleged insensitivity in this regard.
According to Chidi, “Government should narrow down to power because if we get it right in this area, it is obvious that the Nigerian economy would be the better for it. The root of the recent promise to liberalise the sector can be traced to the Obasanjo regime, but not much has been achieved because of policy inconsistency”.
Speaking further, the lawyer, who described the recent promise by the Federal Government to increase power supply in the country as cheering news, cautioned the government not to do it in a way consumers would be entangled in a web of high price but rather in a way it would give maximum value to individuals and manufacturing companies at affordable price.
For Okeke, “the restoration of the sector would boost small scale industries, Federal Government should lead the revolution by embarking on laudable power projects that would encourage players in the private sector”.
Some states he noted, like Rivers State, Lagos and Bayelsa have taken a decisive step through their respective independent power projects saying Federal Government should emulate instead of paying lip service to the issue.
It would be recalled that the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, last week announced that power supply in Rivers State would be interrupted from 6AM in the morning to 6.00 pm in the evening for five weeks, beginning from August 1, 2011. this is to enable PHCN beef up Port Harcourt capacity to 270 mega-watts at Afam Power Station. Meanwhile, the Rivers State Independent Power Projects at Omoku and Trans Amadi will be supplying power at nights; 6.00pm to 6.00 am while the job lasts.
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