We could have been enjoying better power supply since 2003 but the equipment was stored deliberately to keep us in darkness buying generators and diesel! No wonder Barth Nnaji said what he said! Jesus Christ!

A Logistics expert and consultant to Ministry of power Mr. Emmanuel Nweke has said that the recently released 248 containers of power equipment will no doubt boost supply of electricity across the country.
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Disclosing this to newsmen in Lagos, Nweke lamented the delay of the power equipment in the port , adding that the release of the equipment to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will help boost power supply, which will in turn add value to the lives of Nigerians. Nweke, who decried the epileptic power outage experienced in the country said Nigerians would have enjoyed better power supply if the past administration had ensured that the abandoned equipment which were expected to complete major power projects in the country was put into use
“It is so appalling that for over 11 years, very important equipment that would have added value to the lives of Nigerians were kept in the port for such a long time”. He opined that while the Federal Government was working hard to deliver the dividends of democracy, some unscrupulous Nigerians are trying to truncate these efforts.
It will be recalled that Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, in Lagos commended the Apapa Customs Area Comptroller Mr. Charles Edike for facilitating the release of the containers. “Your support and assistance in delivering the equipment to the Transmission Company of Nigeria is commendable, your support will go a long way in boosting power supply
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/release-power-equipment-port-boost-power-supply/#sthash.8jci8vtG.dpuf

good one, but it seems that these guys have murdered their conscience.

Its only in our beloved Country that nobody will ever be questioned or relieved of his job or put to prison for job negligence....

Hopefully.....better days are ahead

no wonder there is no light in ibadan

A ban is supposed to be placed on the importation of generators in this country.

Am textless!

Obasgilbert: Am textless!

If you check well there is one fat civil servant who struck a deal with generator importers for this to happen. He is the same one who will die on a pension queue cursing "government" as if he was a good person.
Nigerians!

This is a situation where one found guilty should be jailed for 11 years or tied to a stake and shot 11 times

Nigeria, a country where public office holders can do silly and unbelievably wicked things and get away without any repercussions. I cry for my beloved country.

aaye mi o what's wrong with us in this country? I'm sure most of those equipments are decaying already

Mu he he he he he he!

Do you Nigerians now believe that you are in big trouble?

Jaga jaga country, yama yama people

So the person who ordered it did not bother to check?
A government of no checks, no balances. DO you just pay for goods without receiving them?

Some CABALS wanted Privitization that bad or Mikano gat a hand in this?

Is it that GEJ is working and his government is undoing many coverups and administrative negligence or that he is doing all this because of next years election? I used not to support this dude, In fact I even voted against him but truth be told I may have been wrong. With several "transparent" projects to empowering the youth with entrepreneural drive, to the railway wonders and now rebuilding the desolations of many generations of leaders, I think I can say he is trying. Anyway this is my first time saying this on Nairaland.

However, every government should read emeagwali's thought about Africa and the way forward. I found it very inspiring(not minding the controversy surrounding the writer) http://think2wize..com/2010/09/where-is-africa-going-wrong.html

Our problems are not imported They are made in Nigeria

Kokoro tin jefo idi efo lowa

11years!!!!

Ban importation of generator and see if we will not have stable electric power supply.

Wicked people

Blakjewelry: good one, but it seems that these guys have murdered their conscience.

Apologies ahead but you have to dig deep, and I mean real deep, to find Nigerians with a conscience.

Controversial statement sure but ponder it for a minute.

Who was the last Nigerian that you dealt with that you feel had a conscience deep down.

Wasn't this story on the frontpage some weeks ago?

Welcome to Nigeria , Home of Wonder !!

3Dimension: Them go don expire sef.

No, they have a pretty long service/shelf life.

Now I will entertain an argument that they may have been tampered with or bits removed from them to repair others in operation.

I'm coming.

What! This is worse than ebola virus.









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Text book example of why Nigeria fails at being a real country no matter how much money they have in the government budget..
All those years, power supply was worse than the previous 20 years and the government was running around pledging projects and throwing money at various parts in need. All that while there was Aide to the problem already there waiting to pass through they eye of the tiny sensibility of the people running the ports...

The truth is derailment along the way is inevitable due to incompetence or some clueless long throat holding up goods and services to extort bribes.. Even if it was a 5 million naira bribe, it is nothing compared to the billions lost by people in business from Dangotes level Down to people just using light at night to live by in the slums and villages... The amount spent on generators,petrol,oil and repairs is enough alone to build nigerias infrastructure to a level that will compare to any developed country...
People pursue power and authority as a means of personal gain..and then proper thought and management never grows and the country never makes it out of its quagmire... Its a culture issue, not money or the means to do it right... The culture of big man getting his own first while big sense and knowledge just flushes down the toilet because its not sweet in the big powerful mans long throat..

All the thiefs have "standby generators", why would they border! ......... If. The use of generators will be ban in Nigeria I "SWEAR" Nigerians will ENJOY 24/7 LIGHT LIKE MOST OF THE ADVANCEd COUNTIES THAT they don't have clueless, theifs, enemies of progress, selfish, murderer, 'illiterate like most of the politicians in Nigeria.....
..... Am weeping for my dear country.......
... Ya ALLAH/Almighty God, you know what to with them......... Save us from those murderer.

Most of the people we elected in this country and still elect in high positions of authority are not patriotic at all, they don't have the ordinary Nigerian at heart.

No wonder , look at where we are today ' I came across one article emphasizing on why nigeria struggle with 4000 megawatts which is south africa tents , what could we say ?

Where do we go from here ?
I'm sure gej is not to be blame for this...


Nigeria government never loved us.

this news is quite unbelievable in a sane country.

who impounded the equipments?
who was the custom comptroler when it first arrived at the sea port ?
must Nigerias always show I don't care attitude in every matter ?
the people behind this must be made to face the law.

Our development in the power sector has been stalled for over 11 yrs for some selfish reasons best known to their ''oga at the top''. I had to wear a non ironed dress, drink non refrigerated water, buy fuel for me Gen While some social psycopath was somewhere enriching himsef. May God forgive whoever is guilty of this 11 yrs of backwardness.

I have said it before..... Kill all past leaders and every elder that has been in government and Nigeria breath again.... the choke hold of greed that these old men have on this country is alarming, all for what? so they can sleep with young girls and amass wealth that their kids will fight over once they are dead

Crazy country. And nothing will be done even after this sad news.

Up nepa

WTF

i cnt believe this