Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor seeking the presidential
ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says if he becomes president, he
will work towards ensuring uninterrupted power supply within four years in
office.
Nigeria’s epileptic power supply has consistently generated
concerns, with at least 200 grid collapse incidents recorded over the past 10
years.
In a statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, his media
aide, the former governor said his administration will target an electricity
distribution goal of 15,000 megawatts across the country.
“On electricity, I will embark on a renewed action-oriented
focus and take immediate and urgent action on resolving existing challenges of
power generation plants, gas purchasing, pricing, transmission, and
distribution,” he was quoted as saying.
“My administration’s critical goal is to have 15,000
megawatts distributable to all categories of consumers nationwide to ensure
24/7 sustainable supply within the next four years.”
Aside from electricity, in the manifesto titled ‘My Vision
for Nigeria’, Tinubu promised to build an economy that will make the nation’s
Gross Development Product (GDP) grow quicker for the next four years.
He also promised to launch a new national industrial policy
focused on special intervention to reinvigorate specific strategic industries.
“I will focus on stimulating jobs, which will be my top
priority as president. I will get Nigeria to work by launching a major public
works programme, a significant and heavy investment in infrastructure, and
value-adding manufacturing and agriculture,” he said.
“My administration will build an efficient, fast-growing,
and well-diversified emerging economy with a real GDP growth averaging 12%
annually for the next four years, translating into millions of new jobs during
this period.”
The former Lagos governor also said if elected president, he
will create six new regional economic development agencies which will establish
sub-regional industrial hubs to exploit each zone’s competitive advantage and
optimise their potential for industrial growth.
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Another fake APC promise that can never be fulfilled. We heard u before Elder Tinubu.
ReplyDeleteSo you think 15,000MW will mean uninterrupted power supply for 210million people, so you think this is 2015 again that you can lie uninterrupted and the lazy Nigerian will believe you. You go no where. You will never smell Aso rock.
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