The Ministry of Power has attributed the recent improvement in electricity supply across the country to the fact that lately, no single case of gas pipeline vandalism has been recorded since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office three months ago.
This was disclosed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Godknows Igali, while speaking to newsmen at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Igali recalled that vandalism of gas pipelines was recurrent in the last days and months of the previous administration, and reached its peak on the May 26th when gas-generated electricity was completely grounded.
However, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday, countered that the increase in electricity supply was due to the groundwork done by the Goodluck Jonathan administration before the election, the fruit of which was manifesting now in the form of increased electricity supply.
But Igali said things however improved since Buhari took over as the current administration had redoubled efforts at engaging communities where the pipelines pass through to allow peace to reign, a move which he said, had resulted in increased gas supplies and improved power supply nationwide currently at 4,600 megawatts.
“It is no miracle but a lot of work being directed by the president and the vice-president. People are working in a more concerted manner”, to achieve the prevailing results,” he said.
