The federal government has apologised to Nigerians for the recent drop
in power supply Nationwide. In a statement issued in Abuja by Segun
Adeyemi, special adviser to the Minister of information and culture, Lai
Mohammed, the Federal government blamed gas pipeline vandalism and
sabotage on the poor power situation.
“The vandalisation of the Forcados export pipelines forced oil companies
to shut down, making it impossible for them to produce gas.
Then, workers at the Ikeja DISCOS, who were
protesting the disengagement of some of their colleagues after they
failed the company’s competency test, apparently colluded with the
National Transmission Station in Osogbo to shut down transmission.
Finally, the unfortunate strike by the unions at the NNPC, over the
restructuring of the corporation, shut down the Itarogun power station,
the biggest in the country. Due to these factors, only 13 out of the 24
power stations in the country are currently functioning. It is this same
kind of unsavoury situation that has affected fuel supply and subjected
Nigerians to untold hardship. The bitter truth is that for as long as
these groups of Nigerians continue to sabotage the power infrastructure,
Nigerians cannot enjoy a decent level of power supply. We therefore
admonish all Nigerians who may be agitating for their rights in whatever
form to refrain from any action that will further hurt the same people
they claim to be protecting,” he said.
The statement adds that the power situation will improve this week.
"There will be a decent improvement in the power situation from this
weekend, thanks to ongoing remedial efforts that will double the current
power supply to 4,000WM. Getting back to the 5,074MW all-time high that
was reached earlier will take a few more weeks".
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