The Federal Government has blamed the prevailing power situation in the country on gas failure as well as sabotage and vandalization of power infrastructure, while apologizing to Nigerians for the hardship which the situation has imposed on them.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said all efforts are being made to rectify the situation and ensure a gradual improvement in the power situation. ”There will be a decent improvement in the power situation from this weekend, thanks to ongoing remedial efforts that will double the current power supply to 4,000WM.
Getting back to the 5,074MW all-time high that was reached earlier will take a few more weeks,” he said. Alhaji Mohammed said at a time the routine maintenance by the Nigeria Gas Company has affected the supply of gas to power stations, forcing down power supply from an all-time high of 5,074 MW to about 4,000MW, a combination of unsavoury incidents further crashed the power supply to about half that figure. ”The vandalization of the Forcados export pipelines forced oil companies to shut down, making it impossible for them to produce gas.
Then, workers at the Ikeja Discos, who were protesting the disengagement of some of their colleagues after they failed the company’s competency test, apparently colluded with the National Transmission Station in Osogbo to shut down transmission. ”Finally, the unfortunate strike by the unions at the NNPC, over the restructuring of the Corporation, shut down the Itarogun Power Station, the biggest in the country. Due to these factors, only 13 out of the 24 power stations in the country are currently functioning.
It is this same kind of unsavoury situation that has affected fuel supply and subjected Nigerians to untold hardship,” he said.
The Minister strongly condemned the situation in which some Nigerians, under the guise of the various unions in the oil and gas sector or sheer vandalization, will continuously sabotage the country’s power infrastructure. ”The bitter truth is that for as along as these groups of Nigerians continue to sabotage the power infrastructure, Nigerians cannot enjoy a decent level of power supply.
We therefore admonish all Nigerians who may be agitating for their rights in whatever form to refrain from any action that will further hurt the same people they claim to be protecting,” he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I thought it was the PDPs" 16years that is responsible? the chicken is gradually coming home to roost. you are welcome!
ReplyDeleteLai, I no gree na Jonathan cause am. O to!
ReplyDeleteHaba if GJ said this all the monkey press will release thier pens with abuse. Cowards
ReplyDeleteSo apc will now say that getting us back to a low level of 5000mw is an achievement. Niggerarea
ReplyDeletePDP responsible for what??? So, you are still being enmeshed in the deception of APC...using one lie to cancel the other.Now one year and the blame games continue. Well, as events are unfolding...
ReplyDeleteLai, I no gree ooo! Na Jonathan and PDP cause am.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when this man opens his filthy mouthto talk. What goes around comes around. Liar
ReplyDeleteWe heard this under PDP that is why we kicked them out. So we don't expect to hear it under APC otherwise we'll kick you out as well. PDP has given us all these excuses before, what we want is working solution and not propaganda ‹lai› solution.
ReplyDeleteThe FG must know that there can never be a successful Democracy without Dictatorship. Therefore, I strongly advise the Government to bring out the necessary security to cub the atrocities of those trying to force the ruling party to its kneels and resort to hiring rogues for protecting the Pipelines.
ReplyDeleteNobody wants to know why there is no electricity and fuels since they believe there is a new administration named "Government of Change"
Imbecile it does not need a dictatorship to do that.
DeleteWhat I would suggest is for the states to be given autonomy to produce their power. Because the fact is that Government is not to make itself responsible to produce power but to create an enabling environment for business to strive.
ReplyDeleteHypocracy! Blame GEJ na.
ReplyDeleteLie Mohammed still blaming their failure and incompetence to NNPC strike that did not last for 24hours. A good leader will take responsibility and do away with blame game but not with Lie Mohammed, he is only good at propaganda and not as information minister. He said all manner of things when the last administration was trying the possible ways to secure the pipelines. Anyway sha Nigerians are watching.
ReplyDeleteBlame game again.sit up All Promises Cancelled(APC) party n deliver.we don't want stories only solutions
ReplyDeleteAlways with one execuses or the other, this government has nothing to offer the poor, this is really change to shame, from goodluck to badluck
ReplyDeletethe hardship on the poor masses is too much i wonder when this government will take to their responsibilities
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