The Senate has urged the Federal Government to immediately commence work on the Mambila Hydro Power Project, tasking it to allocate more funds to the project.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, Gabriel Suswam (Benue North-East), gave the charge during the 2019 budget defence by the Ministry of Power.
Suswam said, “The Mambila project holds high hopes for stability in the power sector,” and added that every available fund should be channeled to the project.
However, speaking earlier, minister of power, Saleh Mamman, agreed that the ministry would give the Mambila Power Project special attention and ensure all power projects across the country were viable to ensure that Nigerians enjoy quality power supply.
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The minister, in an opening remark at the budget defence, said the huge budgetary allocation to the power sector by President Muhammadu Buhari showed his commitment to improving it.
Mamman said Buhari had already demonstrated a maximum commitment to solving the Power Sector problems by making a huge allocation to the sector, in addition to tirelessly seeking for foreign and multilateral financial support to the industry.
”The problem of Power supply to Nigerians is endemic and has continued to persist despite several measures especially by the present administration to mitigate the situation.
“It is a Nigerian problem. It affects all of us. There is no need for blame games. No need to look back. All Nigerians irrespective of their spheres of responsibility must contribute their quota in tackling all issues affecting the sector.”
