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How my government will solve electricity crises in Nigeria — Atiku

Adamu Abubakar
By Adamu Abubakar
Published: August 19, 2022
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Former Vice-president of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has given a clue on how he will lead Nigeria out of darkness.

Okay.ng can recall that in recent times, the frequent collapse of the national grid and strike of electricity workers have piled up a mass of concern in many Nigerians, even as citizen have for some time been left in darkness.

Taking a second look at the present situation, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says he certain that his government will fix Nigeria’s power problem.

Below is the full statement by released by Mr Atiku on Thursday:

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Having keenly observed developments in the power sector within the last 24 hours, I am again convinced that my solution to the electricity crisis, as encapsulated in my Policy Document, ‘My Covenant with Nigerians’, remains the most proactive plan to lead Nigeria out of darkness.

In this regard, my approach is to first remove the entire electricity value chain from the exclusive list and give states the power to generate, transmit and distribute electricity for themselves.

An industrial dispute with the Federal Government in Abuja should not affect an industry in Lagos or a factory in Aba or in Kano or even an average Nigerian who just wants to get home, watch the news and sleep under a ceiling fan.

Secondly, my policy shall aim at achieving greater coordination of investments in the entire electricity value chain.

Investments in additional generation capacity are futile without consideration for the complementary transmission and distribution infrastructure to wheel the additional energy.

Any investment in additional generation capacity would be competitively procured considering a viable mix of renewable (hydro, solar, wind and biofuels) and non-renewable (coal, gas) options for energy security.

Thirdly, ahead of procuring additional generation, both transmission and distribution capacities would be enhanced with government and private sector support for investments.

In this regard, we shall incentivize private investors to invest in the development of multiple green-field mini-grid transmission systems to be looped into the super-grip in the medium to long term while allowing the Federal Government focus on policy, regulation, and standardization.

My aspiration to be President is to protect the interest of the average Nigerian in all circumstances, and on this, I stand to say that I have no interest either directly or indirectly in any generator company, as has been publicly revealed.

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