Goddy Jedy Agba, minister of state for power, says power
failure is a thing of the past in the country.
But Nigeria is still experiencing major power supply cuts.
Speaking at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Agba
said by the end of the year, 85 percent of the citizens will have access to
electricity.
The town hall meeting, organised by the federal ministry of
information and culture, was meant to showcase the achievements of the Buhari
administration on infrastructure development.
The minister said the federal government is working hard to
ensure that all houses are metered in the country.
“Power failure is a thing of the past,” he said.
“By the end of the year, 85 percent of Nigerians will have
electricity. Also, all the houses will be metered – you will only pay for what
you consume.”
According to him, many of the power projects started by the
federal government will be completed before the end of Buhari’s tenure.
On his part, Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and
housing, said his ministry is managing over 1,019 contracts involving 958
bridges and road projects across the country.
Fashola said roads are “critical infrastructure” necessary
to develop the country.
“President Muhammadu Buhari clearly understands the
necessity to invest in infrastructure, not just to support a growing population
but as an economic driver,” the minister said.
“It is, therefore,
not surprising that, through the federal ministry of works and housing, we are
managing over 1,019 contracts involving 958 Bridges and Road Projects as we are
also constructing houses in 34 states of the federation as well as new federal
secretariats in Anambra, Nasarawa, Bayelsa , Zamfara, Osun and Ekiti states.”
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