Minister for power, works
and steel, Babatunde Fashola has stated that well-meaning Nigerians can attest
that power supply has improved compared to what it was like before the
Buhari-led administration took over in 2015.
Fashola made this known
while speaking at a media parley in his Abuja office yesterday Monday April
29th.
According to Fashola, he
was very convinced that his promise of incremental power, better journey
experience on the roads, affordable housing, as well as economic opportunities
for Nigerians, has been fulfilled.
“In the power sector,
well-meaning Nigerians acknowledge our efforts by saying clearly that their
power supply experience has improved compared to 2015, and we acknowledge that
the work has not finished. The task going forward is to solve the outstanding
issues of estimated billing, supply of meters, add more power and make the
supply steady which I stated will be our medium-term goal” he said
Speaking further, the
Minister said in the area of road construction and housing, his office has done
tremendously well.
“Construction workers will
tell you that they now have a better deal, likewise quarry operators. More
importantly the road transport operators and their unions and commuters will
tell you that their journey times are better. The housing sector has a similar
story of economic opportunities with construction going on in 34 states most of
which are now largely completed.
But our work is not
finished.These are some of the reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari was
re-elected. To take the people to the next level and finish the job.” He said
the Buhari government has opened a new page in the power sector through his
ministry about the possibilities that lie in the off- grid sources. In the works
sector, the Ilorin-Jebba road which had collapsed and used to take 3-7 days to
traverse 93km is now finished and take a little over one hour to travel.
Maintenance work on
bridges, long neglected is being undertaken on assets like 3rd Mainland Bridge,
Isaac Boro Bridge, Tamburawa Bridge, Eko Bridge, the old Niger Bridge, while
new ones like 2nd Niger Bridge, Bodo-Bonny Bridge, Loko-Oweto Bridge, are being
constructed and others have been recently awarded,” he said.
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