The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has called on Nigerians not to accept any excuses for power failure in the past four years.
Fashola who was speaking at an occasion
to handover 8.8 Megawatts Mainland
Independent Power Plants (IPP) in Ikeja,
Lagos said four years is enough for the
Federal Government to have delivered
electricity to Nigerians.
The governor who said that delivering
power is not rocket science noted that
Nigeria remains the only country in the
world that has gas and petroleum but
lacked electricity.
He noted that many countries in Europe
depend on gas from Russia adding that
even if Russia decides to cut off gas, they
never experience power failure adding
that his government has been able to
deliver what it has promised.
The governor said that if the National
Assembly provides the appropriate
legislation that would enable states to
generate and distributes electricity to
Nigerians it will deliver adding that what
will be required then is for Nigerians to be prepared to consume electricity according to their pockets.
The governors also faulted recent
privatization of the Power Holding
Company of Nigeria(PHCN) noting that the process has not delivered light to the
expectations of Nigerians because those
who are competent were not
accommodated in the privatisation
process.

He challenged Nigerians that as the 2015
general elections draws close, they should see good roads, energy and the likes in the voter’s card adding that they must use it to put the right person into office.
He noted that whatever choice that is
made, Nigerians will have to live with it in
the next four years.
Earlier in his speech, Commissioner for
Energy, Engineer Taofic Tijani said the
power plant is made possible through a
public private partnership between the
Lagos State Government and a
consortium of Mainland Power Limited,
CET Power and Solad Electric Limited.
“The 8.8 Mw Mainland Power Plant will
henceforth guarantee unlimited power
supply to the old secretariat complex ,
Lagos High Court, LASUTH, water works,
energy academy and public lighting”, he
said.


www.starconnectmedia.com/2014/10/29/dont-accept-excuses-for-power-failure-fashola-tells-nigerians/

Lol
Now that you are the present minister of power, hope we shall have enough power supply by 2019 ?

But they just apologised for blackout not long ago, is trend a reminder, rejoinder or contravening the press release by liar's SA ?.

Realist2:
But they just apologised for blackout not long ago, is trend a reminder, rejoinder or contravening the press release by liar's SA ?.

Just a reminder dear.

"He noted that many countries in Europe
depend on gas from Russia adding that
even if Russia decides to cut off gas, they
never experience power failure adding
that his government has been able to
deliver what it has promised."

Huh?

Now he is at the helm of affairs....We need to see changes as soon as possible. Afterall the tariff has bn increased, let see the effect of the increment!
Only in naija you pay ahead for service you ain't sure of it quality/availability.

Enough of too much grammar abeg!

I no want hear una story by 2019....Pls fulfil all u guys promised us oooo!!!

vtsouthpaw:
Now he is at the helm of affairs....We need to see changes as soon as possible. Afterall the tariff has bn increased, let see the effect of the increment!
Only in naija you pay ahead for service you ain't sure of it quality/availability.

Enough of too much grammar abeg!

I no want hear una story by 2019....Pls fulfil all u guys promised us oooo!!!

Spot on

Like seriously I am done with APCHIT!
Somebody pls help me.
IPOB pls welcome me I m tired of the zoo

The first photo passes the message more than the text.

These APC goons or abi na gorrila's from their media chant supporters to their foot soidiers and their leaders no get shame at all. Person go know say he no dey deliver on his promises and he go still get mouth to dey take us back to history of how things were happening. Abeg make una help me remind them that Nigerians elected them to solve the various problems that has made us to suffer and not to give excuses or remind us how things no dey go well before

Talk is cheap. While we were still waiting for magician Fashola to do the magic, he blessed us with power tariff rise. Buhari should not have given him 3 portfolios because he can't deliver on all in 4 years.

When I see how terrible electricity has become, I laugh at my Yoruba friend who used to say that if Fashola was president he would transform Nigeria the way he transformed Lagos.

Now, Fashola will understand that Lagos is probably the smallest state in Nigeria so it's easy to governor unlike now that you can't be in Abuja and who what is happening in all the power stations in Niger, Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, Kano, etc.

Nigeria's power sector needs a miracle!

providing electricity is not rocket science esp. for oil producing countries
but how can we address vandalization and efforts sabotage
though i belief fash intentions and plans are good.
will criticize or praise him in 9months time

Karma is a bitch

Let's be patient with BRF.. He is not a magician. After all, he has yet to spend one year in office... I understand the plight of Nigerians but let just give our dear Fash time to prove his mettle...

Well at least he said past 4years not 10months.


I'm pattiantly waiting for 2019.

Patience is all we need right now..I believe things will get better...and if the agents of change don't deliver,2019 isn't far,we shall kick dem out...

lalasticlala front page please - how fashola's comments came back to hunt him

Fashola, how far nah? I need to push this to your twitter account sharpaly