The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said electricity supply in the country is improving slowly and that power problems cannot be solved by magic.

Total power generation stood at 3,729 megawatts as of 6am on Wednesday, according to latest data obtained by our correspondent from the ministry.

Transmission Substation, Lagos, commended the Transmission Company of Nigeria for the ongoing projects across the country.

“We have come to hand over this expanded transmission substation, the Ejigbo Transmission Substation, to the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company. This substation was built in 1970; the capacity was 60MVA then; except for the addition of another 60MVA, this community has grown exponentially; so they have exceeded the installed capacity here,” he stated.

The minister said President Muhammadu Buhari knew the substation required an expansion, adding that the capacity had been increased from 120MVA to 300MVA.

He stated, “Between that time and when President Buhari came three years ago, some people were there. But they will come back to you; so, when they come back, ask them if they didn’t know where to buy transformers.

“The problem of electricity is slowly being solved, one by one. Anybody will tell you he will do magic; tell him, ‘How?’ He should explain to you. We inherited 800 containers for power equipment left in the port for 10 years. President Buhari gave us approval, and we have recovered 690.”

According to Fashola, there are 90 transmission projects ongoing across the country, and some of the recovered of pieces equipment are being used for them.

“If you look at it, between 2015 and now, you ask yourself honestly: Are you spending more on diesel now or before? Are you running your generators for longer today or yesterday? So, are you seeing the power slowly staying longer? If you are truthful to yourself, you will know that it is better than yesterday. And we haven’t finished,” he said.

The Managing Director, TCN, Usman Mohammed, said the installation of the two units of 100MVA transformers at the Ejigbo Transmission Substation was funded by the World Bank through the firm’s project management unit.

He stated, “With the increase in the Ejigbo substation’s capacity, the TCN has substantially increased bulk electricity available in the substation for the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company to take to its customers. Consequently, electricity consumers in Ejigbo, Egbe, Oke-Afa, Shasha, Ikotun, Ijegun, and Idimu town will now have improved power supply from Ikeja Electric.”

“Other benefits include relieve of some overloaded feeders in Egbe, Shasha and Oke-Afa. Also, the Lagos airport will now have more load allocated to it. Improved power supply in these areas will positively impact the socio-economic development of the areas in particular and the economy at large.”

Source: https://punchng.com/electricity-problems-cant-be-solved-by-magic-fashola/

And he was running his mouth before the 2015 general election .

Hmmm...

I thought to fix the country's electricity needs "wasn't rocket science".

Welcome to the world of reality.

If a government that prides itself in prudence and judicious management of the nations scarce and meagre resources would say this, then you can imagine the regimes that were given the award for invading our commonwealth as we have been made to believe.

Una must give us light oo

Enjoy my siggy

This man must be mad, I thought he said Nigeria is the only country enjoying electricity

Look at this man o


MR. ROCKET SCIENCE

Shame

Eeh lawyer, abi SAN, now it has become clear to you that it can only be solved by (ROCKET) science.

“If you look at it, between 2015 and now, you ask yourself honestly: Are you spending more on diesel now or before?

Yes.... if you generate same 3,729 megawatts as previous govt, taking note the increase in cost of petrol/diesel/electricity tariff...

Yes we are spending more for same generated megawatts as at 2015..

Baba rocket science, shame.

Lol ..irony , how the tables have turned!

Well APC is finished... Let's try Atiku and if he doesn't perform we vote him out in 4 years time, we will keep trying different people till we get the right person.

Nigerians are tired of clueless illiiterate bad leaders who are incompetent

2015 their blood dey hot then, dishing out unrealistics promises fast forward 2018 their eyes don clear, 2019 shall tell.

check my siggy, get your electronics and ultra Full HD SMART TVs(payment on delivery), BUY4ME services available too

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Shookonekilla:
Lol ..irony , how the tables have turned!

Well APC is finished... Let's try Atiku and if he doesn't perform we vote him out in 4 years time, we will keep trying different people till we get the right person.

Nigerians are tired of clueless illiiterate bad leaders who are incompetent

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No Lefelendum No Erection

Come o the man really said all these?


well good to know he's come realise it's ROCKET SCIENCE AFTER ALL.


Morale: Dont be too quick to condemn others as you may not know what's truly obtainable.


meanwhile. ..





Daura dai baba!!

GoTV:
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No Lefelendum No Erection

Are you on any form of medication? Are you okay?

E don do am vvooomm for eye...

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Shookonekilla:


Are you on any form of medication? Are you okay?

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Biafla or dreath. We no dey Arikulate

GoTV:
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Biafla or dreath. We no dey Arikulate

Hahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahaha

You aren't an igbo... I know igbos they have already Atikulated... so had the entire south south, and middle belt and North Central

Infact you are just a hate filled APC goon who can't sleep and finding a strategy to stay relevant

Hahahaha

Atiku 2019

Fashola ... The only way to guarantee stable electricity is to VOTE OUT BUHARI & APC

Before APC, Buhari and Fashola came into power:

Any Serious Government Fix its Power Problems In Six Months - Fashola

The Only Way To Have Steady Power Supply Is To Vote Out PDP - Fashola


After APC, Buhari and Fashola came into power:

Even Ogun, the god Of Thunder Can't Produce 1 Watt Of Electricity - Fashola

Electricity Problems Can't Be Solved By Magic - Fashola

Fashola is nothing but Nigeria's version of Sergio Mavrodi

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Shookonekilla:


Hahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahaha

You aren't an igbo... I know igbos they have already Atikulated... so had the entire south south, and middle belt and North Central

Infact you are just a hate filled APC goon who can't sleep and finding a strategy to stay relevant

Hahahaha

Atiku 2019

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Even Atiku knows he will loose. Yeye natu

That means the past government did not do anything

Wee you keep kwayet Mr Rocket scientist..

Had APC not been in power, Nigerians would have thought we'd be having 24hrs electricity now

Thank goodness for exposing them.

Shookonekilla:


You sound mentally unstable

Reality seems distorted to you

Hunger gnaws at your stomach

; D

So you are confused

bro, stop responding to thst guy.
He is suffering from multiple personality syndrome.

I have already forwarded his name to Ambode to check for his file at Gbagada hospital and yaba left.

gaby:
Hmmm...

I thought to fix the country's electricity needs "wasn't rocket science".

Welcome to the world if reality.

If a government that prides itself in prudence and judicious management of the nations scarce and meagre resources would say this, then you can imagine the regimes that were given the award for invading our commonwealth as we have been made to believe.

Una must give us light oo

Enjoy my siggy

you are right, the past government received more without doing anything, they received $1.1tr in 16yrs without a single project.
Buhari has received $94b and everything is going well.
Meanwhile, fashola is right that is not a rocket science but slow and steady.

Shookonekilla:


Hahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahaha

You aren't an igbo... I know igbos they have already Atikulated... so had the entire south south, and middle belt and North Central

Infact you are just a hate filled APC goon who can't sleep and finding a strategy to stay relevant

Hahahaha

Atiku 2019

igbos are already atikulated,
Pls remove igbo and replace it with the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of bia-fra terrorist
Because igbos are for buhari.
Only the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of bia-fra terrorist abandon their lefelendum and started atikulating.

...So says the minister of darkness.
#Atikulated

"A serious government will fix power problems in 6 months" - Fashola (during run-up to the 2015 general elections.


Today, the same man has this to say on his inability to fix power problem "Anybody will tell you he will do magic; tell him, ‘How?’


APC lied their way to power in 2015. They DECEIVED you!

No more excuses and empty promises this time, Nigerians are wiser (except BMCs of cause).

Let's try someone else, we have seen that the APC thinks propaganda is all that is required to govern a country.

The thing don turn rocket science after all

Its now a rocket science

The only mistake Fashola made was to promise what he cannot achieve.

Lesson: Don't promise the public what you cannot achieve when you have not understudied the problem or rot in a sector.

buhariguy:
igbos are already atikulated,
Pls remove igbo and replace it with the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of bia-fra terrorist
Because igbos are for buhari.
Only the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of bia-fra terrorist abandon their lefelendum and started atikulating.

mugu which igbo? the one ur family created abii.
Next year will shock u hahahahahahha.