Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, has the tenacity and determination necessary to revitalise the power industry and guarantee that Nigerians have consistent access to energy, according to Tolu Bankole, a member of the National Working Committee of the party.Infomation Guide Nigeria
In a statement released on Wednesday, Bankole made the bold assertion and urged Tinubu to work to stabilise the country’s electricity situation by building on the solid foundation that President Major General Muhammadu Buhari had already established (retd.).
Buhari highlighted the transformative steps taken in Nigeria’s problematic power sector during the budget presentation on Friday, including the Siemens Power Programme with the German government, under which more than $2 billion will be spent in the transmission grid.
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Bankole said, “No one is better prepared to sustain these gains than an APC administration led by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a pioneering feat in 2000, Tinubu partnered with AES Nigeria to build an Independent Power Plant to generate 270MW for Lagos residents.
“The power generated was consumed locally but later transmitted to the national grid due to some challenges in the operational framework in the energy sector.
“With a Tinubu President in 2023, the new administration will continue his trail-blazing partnership and encourage active private sector involvement in the generation and distribution of electricity. Energy experts have revealed that with the required maintenance and monitoring, state electricity markets will undoubtedly influence an increase in GDP growth of 12 per cent.”
The National Leader of Persons with Disabilities in the APC, Bankole, acknowledged that Nigeria has made some progress in terms of significant investments that have resulted in an additional 4,000MW of power-generating assets, such as the Zungeru Hydro, Kashimbila Hydro, Afam III Fast Power, Kudenda Kaduna Power Plant, Okpai Phase 2 Plant, Dangote Refinery Power Plant, and others.
He added that the APC candidate would emphasise the creation of ecologically friendly power in various regions of the nation while also advocating for state electrical markets. This would be done by utilising the natural resources and unique characteristics of each state.Jamb Result
“A vote for Tinubu presidency in 2023 General elections is a vote for competency in solving the endemic power sector crisis once and for all in a manner that will lead to comprehensive, affordable, available, safe and constant power for Nigerian homes, investments and industries,” he said.
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