Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the current power situation, promising to find a lasting solution to it.
A statement by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji, said the minister stated this during a meeting with Forum of Commissioners of Energy in Nigeria.
Adelabu said efforts are being put in place to address the challenges in the sector.
“Nigerians should be patient as irregular power supply would soon be a thing of the past in the country. We are poised to address the root cause of the electricity challenge. We have done enough diagnostics, we know the cause of the problem, we are now in the implementation stage. We have realised that in the past, temporary solutions were applied to the challenges without dealing with the root cause,” he said.
The minister also encouraged state governments to take advantage of the new Electricity Act to get involved in providing electricity in their states.
Adelabu drew the commissioners attention to Abia State where Geometrics Power Limited has established a 188 megawatts power generating plant supplying power to about seven local government areas in the state.
He added that the government has acquired about 10 mobile power substations that could be moved to places where there are challenges or disruptions due to faults on substations.
“You can always call on me to intervene, I will stand by you and I know once the states start to perform and take up further responsibilities, it means I have also performed,” he added.
Earlier, the chairman of the forum and Commissioner of Power and Energy in Cross River State, Eka Williams, re-affirmed unflinching support towards the outstanding visions, ideas and the electricity reforms of the federal government.
