By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Minister of state for power, Goddy Jedy Agba, has stated that 85 percent of Nigerians will have electricity by end of the year.
The minister said this while speaking at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said, “Power failure is a thing of the past. By the end of the year, 85 percent of Nigerians will have electricity. Also, all the houses will be metered – you will only pay for what you consume.”
According to him, many of the power projects started by the federal government will be completed before the end of Buhari’s tenure.
On his part, Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, said his ministry is managing over 1,019 contracts involving 958 bridges and road projects across the country.
Fashola said roads are “critical infrastructure” necessary to develop the country.
“President Muhammadu Buhari clearly understands the necessity to invest in infrastructure, not just to support a growing population but as an economic driver,” the minister said.
“It is, therefore, not surprising that, through the federal ministry of works and housing, we are managing over 1,019 contracts involving 958 Bridges and Road Projects as we are also constructing houses in 34 states of the federation as well as new federal secretariats in Anambra, Nasarawa, Bayelsa , Zamfara, Osun and Ekiti states.”
