By Godwin Ajom
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has checked into the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Power plant in Calabar on Tuesday, with an assurance of maintaining a stable supply of electricity to Nigerians.
Minister Adelabu said that the Federal Government is consolidating on reforming the power with the aim of ensuring stability. According to him “There has been an increase in energy demands and the government is working relentlessly with commitment to meet the demands.”
He charged associates in the oil and gas sector to get ready to be proactive as the government of President Bola Tinubu would address issues in the sector effectively. “The power sector is very critical to both the government and national economy. This is why the President has asked me to visit all the power plants in the country and assess their functionality.
“From my assessment, The Calabar Power Plant of the NDPHC is the most active. I’m very satisfied. We are encouraging power installation and generations. It is not going to be business as usual. Players in the power sector must be up and about as the Federal Government is reforming the sector for optimal power generation and distributions in order to meet the huge demands of Nigerians.”
He said the much talked-about privatization of the plant to the Cross River State government is before the Federal Privatization Council and the Federal Executive Council.
Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Energy, Eka Williams, said the state government is very ready and capable to take over and efficiently run the firm, given the expertise available in the firm. He noted that the government of Senator Bassey Otu is all out to attend to the needs of her citizens.
Managing Director of the firm, Chiedu Ugbo, said they are presently generating power to most parts of the South-South and the South-East regions of the country. Chiedu maintained that there is a need for more sub-transmission power stations to convey power to most places. He expressed dissatisfaction over vandalism by citizens and called on them to desist from such acts.
