My people, wetin I go yan go make you shine your eye! Federal Government don drop beta news wey concern Ikere hydropower plant wey dey Iseyin, Oyo State. This project go bring more than 10,000 jobs, both direct and indirect, and e go add six megawatts to power supply wey dey flow for state and neighboring areas.
Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, na him gree talk this correct gist during the handover of the 6MW hydropower project to Quaint Power and Infrastructure Nigeria Limited for Ikere wahala last Friday. E come yan say this development go fit help dem achieve wetin President Bola Tinubu dey plan for energy sector plus job creation for our people.
For inside gist, the Ikere Gorge Dam na big earth-fill dam wey dey sit down for Ogun River, and e don dey exist since the 1980s. Na wetin dem design to take generate hydropower, supply water, and carry out irrigation dem dey call am. But, e suffer small wahala as dem no use am well last last.
Adelabu no dey carry olowo-owo talk. He yan say this project go wake up electricity market and help economy grow for the community. Abeg, listen, he talk say, “This Ikere Gorge Dam project no be just hydropower concession; na strategic move wey show Federal Government dey serious as per Renewed Hope Agenda under Tinubu.”
He come add say this project go add 10,000 jobs wey go dey come from the handover of the facility wey dey the public-private partnership level. As he dey yan, he dey list plenty achievements of current government, like how dem don scatter and liberalise the power sector wey don bring 15 state electricity markets since dem sign the Electricity Act 2023 make e law.
Dey give numbers, na him also talk say dem don gather over $2 billion for fresh investments wey go make electricity supply better for people all over Naija. The revenue of the sector don boost by 70 percent since dem start to dey commercialise the sector, plus dem don reduce government liability by N70 billion. No be small matter o!
Water Resources Minister, Prof Joseph Utsev, no leave obodo men. He yan say dem dey look to make sure say all dams for Naija go dey work for better power generation, agriculture, and job creation. E no forget to mention say this Ikere project na teamwork between two ministries wey dey push forward Naija hydropower infrastructure.
Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, wey na the Director-General of ICRC, talk sey this handover na big occasions for our infrastructure journey. E say e show say Federal Government no dey play with abandoned public assets; instead, dem dey change am to do beta things for people.
Even the Managing Director of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, Adedeji Ashiru, don come call this moment new eras for sustainable energy from Ikere hydropower plant wey don dey lie fallow for decades. The CEO of Quaint Power and Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, Mobolaji Durodola, sef don yarn say this concession go bring plenty development, create jobs, and help economy grow.
Oba Sefiu Oyebola, wey be Aseyin of Iseyinland, don express joy for this development, calling am “beacon of hope” for Iseyin community and the whole South-West. Na the good tori dem dey yarn wa.
Adelabu come drop another dose of good news wey no go make you sleep. Him talk say Federal Government go soon land two million prepaid meters to help with metering wahala wey dey cause problem for many people. This na continuation of one million wey dem don already bring, carry total go three million single units wey valued at N700 billion. He warn people say no make any payment for meters or dem go report anybody wey dey collect money to agency wey go handle am.
This initiative dey part of wetin federal government dey do to make sure power supply no dey slack.
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