Namadi Sambo has assured
Nigerians that the use of
generators will soon become
history in view of the huge
investment of government
in the power sector.
Sambo gave the assurance
when members of the board
and management of the
Academy for Entrepreneurial
Studies (AES) paid him a
courtesy visit at the State
House in Abuja.
He said adequate measures
had been put in place by the
Federal Government to
ensure adequate power
generation, transmission and
distribution, noting that
Nigerians had started
witnessing improved
electricity supply across the
country.
Sambo said only competent
and reputable companies
would be allowed to handle
the nation’s power sector to
ensure efficient and effective
electricity supply.
“ I want to assure you that
we are doing everything to
see that by the end of the
day, the power sector is
handed over to competent,
experienced companies that
would able to meet our
objectives of ensuring that
we have adequate power in
this country.
“We have good management
of our power system, and
that this issue of generators
will be history.
“In this regard, we are doing
everything to encourage the
private sector.
“ In fact, for any private
sector operator today that is
ready to invest in the power
sector, we will provide
securitisation for the
investment,’’ he said.
The vice president also said
the Federal Government was
doing all it could to address
all security challenges to
boost socio-economic
activities in the country.
He said the Federal
Government would also look
into the possibility of
partnering with state
governments in ensuring
surveillance to enhance
security of lives and
properties in the country.
According to him,
government is also looking
into the provision of decent
accommodation for officers
and men of the Nigeria Police
as part of efforts to boost
their morale.
In his remarks, the President
of AES, Dr Ausbeth Ajagu,
said the fundamental
ideology behind the
establishment of the
academy was that Nigerians
had no reason to remain
poor given the rich
endowments of the nation.
He called on the Federal
Government to conclude the
sale of PHCN to competent,
technical and financially
viable companies to ensure
stable supply of electricity.
Ajagu also urged the
government to outlaw the
use of generators in all PHCN
offices nationwide as a
means of cutting down
corruption and making the
sector work.
He further stressed the need
for the introduction of
community policing as well
as increment in manpower
and operational capacity of
the various security agencies.
(NAN)
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