President Muhammadu Buhari reaffirmed Monday in Abuja that his
administration will give the highest possible priority to the rapid
improvement of power supply across Nigeria.
Speaking at an audience with officials of CGGC, the Chinese Construction
Company working on the Mambilla Power Project, President Buhari said that
it was quite regrettable that power generation in Nigeria had failed to
keep pace with national needs over the years.
The President said that his administration will therefore 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,’’ President Buhari said.
The Managing Director of CGGC, 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.