President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his
administration’s commitment to the provision
of stable electricity in the country.
Speaking at the inauguration of Unit 4 and Unit
6 of the Egbin thermal plant in Lagos, Saturday,
Mr. Jonathan said he would not rest until
Nigerians begin to enjoy steady power supply.
“For government, there is no going back until
we surely stabilise power in the country,” Mr.
Jonathan said.
“The Egbin power plant and the result shown
today demonstrate without doubt that we have
made a strong foundation upon which we are
building a sound and sustainable electricity
industry.
“Let me restate that we are committed to
irreversibly reposition the Nigerian power
sector as a pivot for the attainment of our
nation’s development targets.”
In January, the Egbin Power Plc announced the
completion of its rehabilitation of a Steam
Turbine generator, raising its capacity by
220MW (megawatts) and bringing the plant
back to its installed capacity of 1,320MW.
The generator, which was commissioned in
November 1987, had been grounded for over
eight years after suffering a boiler explosion in
2006.
Though the company had stated in January that
the rehabilitated turbine would bring about an
increased power supply to Lagos and its
environs, the areas have continued to witness
poor power supply.
On Saturday, Mr. Jonathan restated that the
restoration of the plant would be beneficial to
the Lagos industrial layout and its environs,
leading to job creation.
The president further noted that the
rehabilitation would extend the life span of the
power plant by 20 years, adding that the power
sector privatization had yielded more dividends
to the country.
He also said that his administration is exploring
various options to diversify energy source in
order to remain the largest economy in the
continent.
In his remarks, Chinedu Nebo, the Minister of
Power, said that the company’s new investor had funnelled over
N50 billion to rehabilitate the plant.
Mr. Nebo said while other operators in the sector had failed to
hire or employ any engineer over the past 16 years, Egbin plant
had hired over 100 engineers in training.
According to him, work in the other power generation
companies has boosted the nation’s power generation capacity,
noting that Ughelli had increased to 600MW, Shiroro 600MW,
and Kainji 230MW.
The minister also said that a minimum of 5,000MW would be
added to the grid at the completion of the coal turbines across
the country.


Source::: www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/177298-i-will-not-rest-until-there-is-steady-power-supply-jonathan.html

Thought he said he had delivered the power he promised. This man is highly confused.

Jonathan is not clueless he is a wicked man....extremely wicked and dull

why now why....why not 2 years ago.....even when we have been selling crude above bench mark for good straight 5 years! Yets six months drop is killing our economy forcing depreciation in naira! 315 Naira to the Pound! This dimwit will not work if re-elected he'll simply go and hide under his bunker drinking ogogoro in wrapper!.....Why is he tackling Boko Haram now....simply because the signs are there that he's loosing this election...so he is only motivated by the 2nd term ambition.....so if voted in what reasons will he have to perform? NONE!!!

Indeed!!!!!!!!!!!

especially Ur home. town u will need it soon

You dont need to Rest in Aso Rock, its Otueke Sai Buhari Sai Baba #March4Buhari #March4GMB

Mtswww

Hahahahahaha but you've been resting until Buhari started pulling record breaking weight

Yeah.. PDP have been ruling for so long..
Today they will say we will stabilize Power
Supply ;come to take a good look at it: from
1999 till date, if the trillions of Naira been spent
in Electricity in Nigeria is been spent in a
country that have never experienced Power
supply before, I don't think they will ever
experienced light-Out..
Everyday, if Jonathan wants to show what he
has being doing for the past 6years.. he will
start shouting "we brought back railways " ....
Please can anyone just challenged me by
telling me that he has entered any of those
trains shown on AIT or NTA then, were is
the so called Trains for 4years... for your
information, he is boasting with the bilateral
"LOAN" he had with Chinese.. you ma you
know CHINA PHONES naa.. no be untill I tell
you.. Jonathan can never complete that
Railway Nigerian boast of in the 1980s now in
this our era.. where a Women can steal millions
of Naira to buy for herself Bullet proof cars.. I
rest ma case..
I urge you guys to vote for Buhari and
Professor.. they are going to try their best.. I
know that Soldiers are tried of standing on the
Highway.. they need a change... Even 2pac
also said "Let's change the way we Think ".. Frm Comrade Abubakar ABU Zaria

Please Mr President, remember UNIPORT and give us electricity.

U said d same thing four years ago

Don't mind the wicked thing!

vjsmiles:
OF WHAT USE IS THE POWER WHEN NIGERIANS LIVE IN FEAR OF INSURGENCY

But you have already don that na sir. We have steady power daily now sir. All my drinks have tunred ice sef. I'm even tire of the light sef. Someone should pls give me PHCN's number so I can tell the to off the light. Thank you sir..

GEJ till 2019

See this our presido, his utterances sometimes always baffle me....nawa 4 u o

thaoriginator:
But you have already don that na sir. We have steady power daily now sir. All my drinks have tunred ice sef. I'm even tire of the light sef. Someone should pls give me PHCN's number so I can tell the to off the light. Thank you sir..

GEJ till 2019

where is ti?

Charlesdonald:
where is ti?

O boy, I just wake up from dream o

thaoriginator:
O boy, I just wake up from dream o

ohihohihohi. U knw well bross

Charlesdonald:
ohihohihohi. U knw well bross

ah well o

thaoriginator:
ah well o

u sure?

thaoriginator:
O boy, I just wake up from dream o

pls don't eva fall asleep again

GboyegaD:
Thought he said he had delivered the power he promised. This man is highly confused.

Bomb dey ur head Can't you hope for good things in this country other than criticism?? Well that's janjanweed 4 u carry on

GEJ!!! My niccur!

Tattooboy:
pls don't eva fall asleep again

even if there will be light?

ishiamu:


Bomb dey ur head Can't you hope for good things in this country other than criticism?? Well that's janjanweed 4 u carry on

He should learn to be more responsible when talking and not antagonizing himself every now and then.

PDP = Scammers!!!
Another big fat lie has just been achievedby GEJ, this bunch of criminals keep deceiving innocent Nigerians.

GboyegaD:


He should learn to be more responsible when talking and not antagonizing himself every now and then.

Janjanweed GTFO

DahtzFestjayz:
You dont need to Rest in Aso Rock, its Otueke Sai Buhari Sai Baba #March4Buhari #March4GMB

Change can be anything?

Charlesdonald:
Mr. Jonathan said he would not rest until
Nigerians begin to enjoy steady power supply.
“For government, there is no going back until
we surely stabilise power in the country,”

Let's hope you achieve that before you hand over to GMB on the 29th of May.

vjsmiles:
YOUR ENGLISH SUFFERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION

Your own English is epileptic and obnoxious.. Even your username is meaningless..