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Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by dre11(m): 9:59pm On Nov 07, 2018
by Mayowa Tijani


Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says it is unacceptable for Nigeria to be delivering 4,500 megawatts of electricity.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum ongoing in Sandton, South Africa, the former minister of agriculture says he is ashamed of the country’s power generation.

“My own perspective in everything that I do is that my philosophy of development is simple; if I am not ashamed of something I don’t change it. But if I am ashamed of something, I’d change it,” he told CNBC Africa.

“I don’t think its acceptable that Nigeria is hovering in 4,500 megawatts space. No. Nigeria ought to be in 40,000 megawatts space. That is what we should be talking about.”

He said the African Development Bank has invested over $200m in driving power generation and transmission in Nigeria.

“I think that we as a bank are strongly supportive, we’ve been investing in Nigeria for quite some time, we have been working with the minister of power right now,” Adesina said.

“We are working with them on the Transmission Company of Nigeria, in which we have invested over $200 million to help to improve the transmission line.

“We’ve supported Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading company because they had issues in terms of liquidity and we provided $200 million to help them unblock some of those things
“We are also going to be investing in solar. With the minister of power, we are looking at something in the Jigawa area, which would be about 1,000 megawatts.

“We are also investing in other types of renewable energy, on the small scale”.

The federal government of Nigeria has said it would be generating 9,000 megawatts of electricity by December 2018.

https://www.thecable.ng/nigerias-4500mw-of-power-is-unacceptable-says-akin-adesina

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by NwaAmaikpe: 10:00pm On Nov 07, 2018
shocked



But you were not ashamed of it when you served under Goodluck Jonathan abi?

Mumu.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by madridguy(m): 10:01pm On Nov 07, 2018
kiss kiss

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Ambassadors: 10:14pm On Nov 07, 2018
It's a big shame on the government

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Nobody: 10:14pm On Nov 07, 2018
APC is nothing but an opportunistic party perpetrating poverty at the topmost levels.... Economic Growth Stiflers.... stipends4fools government, crumbschampions, propaganda purveyors.. Dream killers.org

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Lexusgs430: 10:14pm On Nov 07, 2018
Akin, what did you guys do previously?

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by sorom4: 10:14pm On Nov 07, 2018
Akin Adeshina must be living in a fool's paradise when he served in the previous government.

We owe it as a duty to ourselves to speak up against bad government (even Buhari' s own) when it is not affecting us. Any bad government MUST be sent out irrespective of any religious, ethnic and cultural background that we are affiliated to.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by BruncleZuma: 10:15pm On Nov 07, 2018
grin grin grin grin
Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by baliyubla: 10:15pm On Nov 07, 2018
Fashola is a disgrace. Akin Adesina. Steady Power is not rocket science afterall.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by obonujoker(m): 10:15pm On Nov 07, 2018
Buh Buhari has added 20,000 MW to the grid na... kilode baba Adeshina

Well, during Jonathan time, were you ashamed of it??

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Jestin: 10:16pm On Nov 07, 2018
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



But you were not ashamed of it when you served under Goodluck Jonathan abi?

Mumu.
Stop living in the past and face reality.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by KhingOvie: 10:17pm On Nov 07, 2018
lol, is it me that is proud?

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by solpat(m): 10:18pm On Nov 07, 2018
APC and thief thief angry

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Nobody: 10:19pm On Nov 07, 2018
I am more than ASHAMED

HEATHROW AIRPORT in the UK, can power NIgeria better. The Airport uses 5000megawatts

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by jrusky(m): 10:19pm On Nov 07, 2018
Bro it's so shameful and very embarrassing. 190 million heads still wallowing in less 5,000MW it's a big shame I'm sure all those apc slow pokes will blame Jonathan now.

I repeat I cursed the day apc was voted to power that day is the most horrible day in Nigeria history.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by tegrianonigltd(m): 10:19pm On Nov 07, 2018
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



But you were not ashamed of it when you served under Goodluck Jonathan abi?

Mumu.



Went to the bank after Jonathan and he said “”$200 million to help them unblock some of those things”” meaning your APC government and you might be the mumu

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by BubuZombi: 10:19pm On Nov 07, 2018
undecided

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by BubuZombi: 10:19pm On Nov 07, 2018
Jestin:

Stop living in the past and face reality.

You are the One Living In The Past


How Many Megawatts Did PDP Added To Our National Grid


Buhari in Three Years is Better Dan OBJ N GEJ Combined

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Laju1234: 10:23pm On Nov 07, 2018
Ok...
Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by BigIyanga: 10:24pm On Nov 07, 2018
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



But you were not ashamed of it when you served under Goodluck Jonathan abi?

Mumu.
This is stale.. your God, GMB, has served close to 4 yrs and how many MWs has he added?

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Firefire(m): 10:24pm On Nov 07, 2018
Where is the ROCKet SCIENCE Minister of darkness.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by obaataaokpaewu: 10:24pm On Nov 07, 2018
The federal government of Nigeria has said it would be generating 9,000 megawatts of electricity by December 2018.
The emboldened part got me, do they mean 2018 or 2028?

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Softhands(m): 10:27pm On Nov 07, 2018
He was adjudged the best Minister after Okonjo Iweala under Goodluck... to the point that APC commended him too for his work in the Agricultural sector. So Mr man stop peaking rubbish.
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked



But you were not ashamed of it when you served under Goodluck Jonathan abi?

Mumu.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by GreatEngineer(m): 10:27pm On Nov 07, 2018
jrusky:
Bro it's so shameful and very embarrassing. 190 million heads still wallowing in less 5,000MW it's a big shame I'm sure all those apc slow pokes will blame Jonathan now.

I repeat I cursed the day apc was voted to power that day is the most horrible day in Nigeria history.
Bros it is 4500mw not 5000mw, you have added 500mw now.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by bixton(m): 10:28pm On Nov 07, 2018
Someone may likely be lieing out of no where.
Let's calculate the amount of money spent on power alone from 1999-2015 and the corresponding estimated MW and actual.

Now If you have given $200million to un-block whatever, what template or paper were you given as to how that can be achieved or was the money a gift?

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by pentax(m): 10:28pm On Nov 07, 2018
Apc na scam. Abeg, who get that "e go be" picture

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Pekele007: 10:30pm On Nov 07, 2018
APC IS SCAM

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by omowolewa: 10:31pm On Nov 07, 2018
The laws guiding electricity distributions should also be review in a way that brings competitions.

There are a lot of states and individuals that can generate and distribute to customers but the current laws won't allow that.

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by BubuZombi: 10:31pm On Nov 07, 2018
jrusky:
Bro it's so shameful and very embarrassing. 190 million heads still wallowing in less 5,000MW it's a big shame I'm sure all those apc slow pokes will blame Jonathan now.

I repeat I cursed the day apc was voted to power that day is the most horrible day in Nigeria history.


You Sound Like One Junkee I Met Recently.


How Many Megawatts GEJ Added To Our Grid

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by bantudra: 10:32pm On Nov 07, 2018
we are very miserable in power generation....even with corruption,its still a very bad result....
Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by Nobody: 10:33pm On Nov 07, 2018
This is not about APC or PDP, but about those who make up these PARTIES...

They are ANGELS of DARKNESS

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Re: Akin Adesina: I’m Ashamed Of Nigeria’s 4,500MW Of Power by ogunsbanjul(m): 10:35pm On Nov 07, 2018
Did Adesina gave a second thought or did he know the implication of this statement at all? A government whom he served as a minister under that spent good 16 years. Honestly, not all those who have Phd (academic doctors) are wise. Was he blind when he was a minister under Nigeria government? The problem of electricity in Nigeria under this government was inherited. Akinwunmi Adesina was not the one who said this seriously

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