Government Will Fast Track Connection Of Villages To National Grid – Nebo

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, said government would fast track the process of connecting Nigerians in the rural areas to the national grid.
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Nebo stated this while rounding off the 6th Power Summit/Civil Society Forum in Abuja on Saturday.
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Nebo restated that the power sector reform was to ensure sustainable energy delivery to Nigerians through increased power generation, transmission and distribution.
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The minister held that with the successful sale of government owned distribution and generation companies, the ministry was almost getting to the end of the power reform process.
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According to him, Federal Government’s privatisation of the power sector has been globally adjudged as very transparent.
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He pledged to continue to ensure that the new owners provided effective service to Nigerians.
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He called on civil society organisations (CSOs), to help to enlighten Nigerians about reforms in the power sector.
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“Civic engagement like this provides an opportunity for Nigerian citizens to actively take ownership of the reforms.
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“It also helps to promote attitudinal changes necessary for power supply and usage consumption”, he said.
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Earlier, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr Godknows Igali, thanked the CSOs for their support in the transformation of the sector.
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Igali urged the CSOs to continue to educate the citizenry and always defend the rights of electricity consumers.