Power Minister Assures On 5,000MW Target

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has said that the Federal government was committed in delivering the targeted 5,000 megawatts of electricity by December 2014.
Nebo, according to The Tide source said yesterday in Abuja that despite criticism from the Nigerian Electricity Workers’ Union and pessimism by stakeholders assured that the promise for ramping up Power would not be treated with levity.
Explaining that he was not bothered by such criticisms, the minister said he has his eyes focused on the target even as he said it was easy for people to sit down and say certain things were impossible.
“So I believe 5,000 mega watts by end of December 2014 is achievable and by the grace of God, we shall celebrate it,” he said.
As part of strategy to meeting the target, the minister explained that he was working with other ministries and agencies.
Some of the ministries according to him include the Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which he said he meets with weekly.
Also speaking on his recent visit to the Lagos Port were 248 container load of electrical hardware were abandoned for about 11 years by contractors he said such recovery would help aid government’s efforts at meeting set targets.
According to the minister, the recovery effort was made possible with assistance from the presidency and cooperation of the Controller-General of the Nigerian Customs and Excise, Mr. Dikko Abdullahi.
He expressed optimism that uninterrupted power was possible in the country as that has been the aim of the present administration.