President Muhammadu Buhari monday said his administration would give
the highest possible priority to the rapid improvement of power supply
across Nigeria. The president spoke when he had an audience with officials of CCECC,
the Chinese Construction Company, working on the Mambilla power project.
Buhari said it was quite regrettable that power generation in Nigeria
had failed to keep pace with national needs over the years.
The president added that his administration would ensure that the Mambilla project and other unfinished hydro-power projects in the country are completed expeditiously to boost power supply in the country.
The president added that his administration would ensure that the Mambilla project and other unfinished hydro-power projects in the country are completed expeditiously to boost power supply in the country.
“I am very much interested in Mambilla and other hydro-power projects,
not only for the improvement of power but also for irrigation as both
power and irrigation projects will help to improve the lives of
Nigerians.
“I am going to ask for details of the Mambilla Hydro-Power Project and
others. Very soon, we will get together and redefine the project
agreements for faster results,’’ Buhari said.
The Managing Director of CCECC, Mr. Zhang Heng, who led his company’s
delegation, told the president that work on the Mambilla project was
being delayed by the failure of previous administrations to provide the
counterpart funding specified in the agreement with the Chinese
government.
The CGGC delegation was accompanied to the Presidential Villa by Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State.
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