President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said he had lived
up to his campaign pledge to Nigerians that he would make
the power sector a priority for his administration.
Jonathan spoke during the inauguration of the Olorunsogo II
Power Station in Ogun State.
The power plant is a 750MW Nigerian Integrated Power
Project.
“I have lived up to my campaign pledge to make the power
sector a priority,”Jonathan told the gathering that included
members of the Federal Executive Council, Peoples
Democratic Party chiefs from Ogun State and leading
traditional rulers.
Jonathan said although it was capital intensive to make a
difference in the power sector, his administration had been
tackling it headlong.
He said the short interface between public ownership of
power sector to private sector would soon be over.
With that session over, the President said Nigerians would
begin to take power for granted in the next two years.
He said, “The interface between 100 per cent ownership of
the power sector by government and 100 percent ownership
by private sector will soon be over.
“In the next two years, Nigerians can take power sector for
granted like it is obtainable in other countries.”
He said he was confident that Nigeria is moving in the right
direction under his watch.
He described the power plant as the second largest NIPP
power station in the country.
The President urged Nigerians to support the Federal
Government in its desire to improve electricity. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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