The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it will build a gas-powered plant in Maiduguri, Borno State to address challenges in electricity supply to the area caused by incessant Boko Haram attacks

NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD), Mr. Mele Kyari disclosed this on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Borno governor at the Maiduguri Government House.

Mele who led other officials of the corporation, said such project was in line with the president’s cardinal principle to deepen gas consumption in the country.

“Mr. President has declared this year a decade of gas. This means for the next 10 years, there will be significant gas entry into the north..So as a result of the challenges of power supply, in the state we saw the opportunity of supporting Borno State,” he said.

He said the NNPC and its partners have discussed and decided to establish a dedicated power plant in Maiduguri to “serve the current need and potential supply of gas power to neigbouring cities and border countries like Niger republic.”


The state Governor, Babagana Zulum said the visit of NNPC and its partners can change the entire narrative of the state.

“Power is very essential. With power, we can reduce the magnitude of insurgency in the state,” he said. He commended the GMD for the various reforms he introduced at the NNPC.

Ammishaddai:
Our government is truly clueless. How can you be building a gas installation in a place that's overrun with insurgency? Anyway, another waste of resources is uploading

Yankee101:
Niger republic...

ThumbzTNA:
Where are the 'our oyel-ians'? They will use your oil to develop Maiduguri like they used it to develop Lagos and Abuja. But unfortunately, some of you think Igbos are your problem

post=100656018]Nice.
Children of hate, frustrations and perdition did not ask their thieving lords in all the 16 wasted years of looting where are the Gas powered plants they constructed in their villages and states when they were in power.
They rather loot all the money for themselves and families, But see them wailing like winches all over.
Shameless lots with collective amnesia.


They say Buhari is vindictive..., but no state or region has been denied their share of development projects irrespective of whether they support PMB government or not.
He has taken 13 BILLION water project to otuoke in GEJs village Bayelsa.
N22 BILLION road to Atikus village in Adamawa, reconstruction of Lagos Abeokuta expressway to OBJs state, the 2nd Niger Bridge etc to the east, the massive investment and redevelopment of the Niger-Delta etc are part of the proof of PMBs fairness to all
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[quote author=ThumbzTNA:
Where are the 'our oyel-ians'? They will use your oil to develop Maiduguri like they used it to develop Lagos and Abuja. But unfortunately, some of you think Igbos are your problem

Zetty177x:

The way u reason eh...so it is nice to take resources from the south and use on the North..a city that has almost been destroyed by insurgency

SmartPolician:


Unfortunately, there's nothing they can do about it. Coming from a minority is something nobody should ever wish for. The majority will take you for granted and there's nothing you can do about it.

ThumbzTNA:
Where are the 'our oyel-ians'? They will use your oil to develop Maiduguri like they used it to develop Lagos and Abuja. But unfortunately, some of you think Igbos are your problem

post=100656018:
Nice