Complete NIPP Projects By December, Or …FG Warns

Vice President Namadi Sambo at the weekend urged the
contractors handling National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) projects to
hasten action on meeting the December 2013 deadline for completion.

Sambo gave the directive in Abuja while presiding over a project
management meeting of the NIPP.

He commended the level of work done by contractors handling
the generation projects of the NIPP, saying that most of the projects had been
completed while some were at appreciable stages.

He, however, frowned at the slow pace of work on some
transmission projects across the country.

“One of the areas that is now of great challenge is to
ensure that we deliver our transmission projects.

“2013 is the end year, it is the end year for all NIPP
projects; Nigerians must receive the power that we are able to generate and
that is why you have been given this assignment.

“I know we have all prepared our plans to meet this target,
but our analysis has shown a lot of weaknesses in most of you and that is why
today we will discuss these programmes and come to final understanding and
agreements by all of you in ensuring that by December 2013 we have 100 per cent
completion of all our transmission projects in the Niger Delta Power Holding
Company,’’ he said.

The vice president appreciated the nation’s power generation
capacity, saying that as of December 31, 2012 about 4,517.6 megawatts were
injected into the national grid.

He warned that government would not take it lightly with any
contractor who failed to meet the target of all the NIPP projects.

While commending those contractors handling the generation
projects, Sambo reiterated government’s commitment to the service delivery to
Nigerians.

Our correspondent recalls that similar meeting was held in
June, 2012 with contractors handling the generation projects under the NIPP.