onye_ngbu*:

GEJ, BUHARI, RIBADU they are all the same.
Vote whoever you like.
Nigerias redemption election is not here yet. When it comes, support for the popular candidate will be overwhelming.

Power
Inadequate power supply restricts socio-economic activities, limits economic growth and adversely
afects the quality of life. Electricity supply in Nigeria is grossly inadequate as total installed capacity
is far less than demand.

The current supply system relies essentially on natural gas and hydro (70:30) which are both
vulnerable to sabotage and adverse weather conditions respectively.

The drop in water level in the
hydro power plants and acute shortage of gas supply to the thermal plants contribute to the
inadequate supply of electricity.

The nation currently has an installed generation capacity of about 10,000 MW, but an available
generation capacity of between 2,500- 3200 MW. Transmission capacity is estimated at 5,838 MVA
with a transmission backbone of 4,534km (330kv lines) and 19 major transmission sub-stations.
Our distribution capacity sits at about 8,425 MVA. Technical energy loss is estimated at 14% of
generation capacity (4%-transmission, 10%-distribution) Non-technical losses accounts for 32% of
generation capacity. Access to electricity is estimated at 40% of the population.

We will move to diversify the energy mix by introducing coal powered plants which will employ clean coal technologies. hese plants will be sited to ensure proximity to known coal reserves in Okaba, Ogboyoga (Kogi State), Owukpa (Benue State) and Ezimo (Enugu State).

We will also invest in decentralized renewable energy such as wind, solar and biomass especially in rural areas, with limited grid access. 

We will provide fiscal incentives for private developers.

We will implement pricing schemes to promote load management and motivate customers to minimize their energy consumption during peak periods. We will also ensure good consumer education on the most eicient use of energy. We shall ensure capacity building within the industry and re-orientate PHCN personnel towards customer- oriented service, productivity and eiciency and sanction recurring anti-customer behaviour. We will introduce power consumer assistance funds for low-income power consumers, who consume below a certain threshold.

We will bring credibility to the power reform process by ensuring that those we will appoint will be above board, highly qualiied and driven solely by public interest. We will stabilize power generation, transmission and distribution in the shortest possible time while putting in place a sustainable energy plan for the long term.

jason123:

You might have a point. But will he ever come when people vote on tribal or regional sentiments?

Adelaide2:

Buhari, you were president before. What did you do? Nigerians are wiser now. You arrested southerners and let Shagari and other northern leaders stay at home and enjoy their loot. You said you will go after corrupt leaders. Are you going to go after yourself, after IBB and after Abacha family? Are you going to arrest Dangote and his economic sabotages?

eku_bear:

This to me sounds like a terrible idea. Not every state should have an airport. The only economically viable airports right now are in Lagos, Abuja, PHC and Kano. . . all the rest drain away money, if I remember correctly.

Why build more financially unsound airports? 

Anyway, this should be a state decision, not a federal one.

eku_bear:

This to me sounds like a terrible idea. Not every state should have an airport. The only economically viable airports right now are in Lagos, Abuja, PHC and Kano. . . all the rest drain away money, if I remember correctly.

Why build more financially unsound airports? 

Anyway, this should be a state decision, not a federal one.

Kobojunkie:

Airports in each state sounds like an AWESOME idea to me. Open up every single state out there to more equal levels of PPP investments sounds brilliant to me.

eku_bear:

@jason123: Even that doesn't make sense to me. In some regions, it might make economic sense to have 20 airports. In others, maybe only one. I don't see how it makes sense to pre-determine how many each region gets. . . let it happen organically and naturally rather than determined from above by the FG.

Kobojunkie:

Airports in each state sounds like an AWESOME idea to me. Open up every single state out there to more equal levels of PPP investments sounds brilliant to me. If anything, it would go a long way to open up each and every part and people in Nigeria to development. We can pretend that somehow investors will come in to build these but come on . . . we don't even see them rushing to sign up for power projects. Why do we expect them to come RESCUE us anytime soon?

eku_bear:

@jason123: Even that doesn't make sense to me. In some regions, it might make economic sense to have 20 airports. In others, maybe only one. I don't see how it makes sense to pre-determine how many each region gets. . . let it happen organically and naturally rather than determined from above by the FG.

@Alj Uche: But who will pay for the airport in Kwara, if it turns out loses tons of money? I highly doubt Kwara State gets enough air traffic to justify having its own airport. So in other words, it'll be a money-losing business venture. So who pays for the shortfall?

eku_bear:

It is an absolutely terrible idea. Who the fvck is going to pay for it? If you open an airport in Yobe State, how many people are likely to frequent it a year? Likely under 50 a day. That airport will be losing enormous amounts of money.

Why on earth should we be wasting money on white elephant projects like this?

Again, if Yobe State wants to waste its money doing this, that is their own choice. But why should I be paying for it?

jason123:

The nation will lose so much money. It cannot be maintained. It will probably be skewed to some particular states and voila! we are back to square one.

jason123:

In what geopolitical region does it make sense to create 20 airports Do you not see that creating Airports in each geopolitical zone will gradually take the country back to Federalism? BTW, what do you mean by ""organically"?

Alj Uche:

where did dangote come from in this

mama-gee:

He came from the air. . .

Please, it's you and you alone that knows of this.

Alj Uche:

Kobojunkie:

I don't see what you see  . ,  . . we might as well tell the federal Government to stop all road building and investing in the railway lines for the same reason you have above.

eku_bear:

The road and railway network in Nigeria is far worse than the air infrastructure, Kobo. It is easier to justify the investment for the former than the latter.

If the FG sold off Lagos-Benin road to private investors who'd then get to charge a toll, it'd be snapped up pretty quickly.

But if the FG offers an airport concession to some company to build an airport in Yobe State. . . nobody would want to invest. Just because he knows that he won't make his money back.

Anyway, Nigeria isn't that big a country. . . the government doesn't need to subsidize airports in every state. Big waste of money.

Kobojunkie:

I don't see what you see  . ,  . . we might as well tell the federal Government to stop all road building and investing in the railway lines for the same reason you have above.

[size=4pt]I am in for a long Night [/size]

eku_bear:

It is just a # to illustrate a point. Hypothetically, it might turn out that some regions get a ton of traffic which will then justify investing in more airports.

I don't see how this is federal. I thought federalism = everyone does their own thing by themselves, makes decisions independently. This doesn't sound like federalism to me. Sounds like a cookie cutter, one-size-fits-all sort of solution.

By "organically", I mean "naturally." Take bank branchs for example. New bank branches are opened up in economically viable places. In some places in Abuja, you have 5-6 banks within a mile of each other. In my village, far less. The FG didn't mandate from above that Abuja and my village must have the same # of banks. The banks themselves determined how many each should have.

eku_bear:

The road and railway network in Nigeria is far worse than the air infrastructure, Kobo. It is easier to justify the investment for the former than the latter.

If the FG sold off Lagos-Benin road to private investors who'd then get to charge a toll, it'd be snapped up pretty quickly.

But if the FG offers an airport concession to some company to build an airport in Yobe State. . . nobody would want to invest. Just because he knows that he won't make his money back.

Anyway, Nigeria isn't that big a country. . . the government doesn't need to subsidize airports in every state. Big waste of money.

Kobojunkie:

The people(millions of them) in these states deserve and need these investors to come in to help upgrade their lives as well. The only way you can do that is create opportunities for the millions who live their and how do you do that? By getting the investors to come in, and what are some of the things you do to get them there? Provide them with easier means of accessing these regions.

Alj Uche:

dapo, at the end of the day buhari will not force anyone or state to have an airport

it is the choice of the state or the people of the state