The Federal Government has blamed the
prevailing power situation in the country on
gas failure as well as sabotage and
vandalization of power infrastructure, while
apologizing to Nigerians for the hardship
which the situation has imposed on them.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, said all efforts are being made to
rectify the situation and ensure a gradual
improvement in the power situation.
''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,''
he said.
Alhaji Mohammed said at a time the routine
maintenance by the Nigeria Gas Company has
affected the supply of gas to power stations,
forcing down power supply from an all-time
high of 5,074 MW to about 4,000MW, a
combination of unsavoury incidents further
crashed the power supply to about half that
figure.
''The vandalization 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,'' he
said.
The Minister strongly condemned the situation
in which some Nigerians, under the guise of
the various unions in the oil and gas sector or
sheer vandalization, will continuously
sabotage the country's power infrastructure.
''The bitter truth is that for as along 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.

www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/power-situation-fg-blames-sabotage-vandalization-apologizes-to-nigerians/

Food is ready @ Lai Mohammed kitchen

Its not GEJ this time or previous administrations as they always say.

Why didn't he blame Gej?

Lie lie. It was ipobians that vandalized the gas pipes.

U sef don see say governance no easy ko?kudos on the response and pls it would take nothing for continual interaction with d populace on such matters.theres so much for the government of d day to adjust to.God speed!

good

They should be apologizing to Jonathan for criticizing him in his tenure.

This time they have blamed power sector workers, NNPC workers, vandalism and everything else. They are never at fault.

Apology all the time, we are tired of all these mess.

there is no light because
fashola has eaten all the money.
that is how he spent 1billion to do website as lagos governor.

Hahahahahaha

low water level+vandalism.. hmmm...

Oga Lai-jeez! Now it's time to blame oil & gas workers.Keep doing it-lies & propaganda have failed.Blame game is now the new order.Lets see how far this will take you.

I am waiting for them to blame Olajumoke, the former Bread Seller.

The way I normally comment is different here. I will just leave every other thing aside and focus on what I want to point out.


That is on pipe line vandalism.


Was it not the same APC which is after tompolo and co?

The same tompolo they want to withdraw his contract on pipe lines protection?

I could remember that their reason was that the NSCDC are better equipped to guard our pipe lines. Please, can someone tell me what is happening now? Does it mean that NSCDC are afraid to do their job or what?



Until u create another route for exit in a room, please don't shut the door, else there is no movement. And that is what is happening to naija now, because they think they can always do things any how they like without either following due process or even using their common sense.


If u want your house to be safe, employ a known criminal as your security man.

PUSIDRILA:
I am waiting for them to blame Olajumoke, the former Bread Seller.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaa!!!!