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Programme To Provide Uninterrupted Power Supply For University Students , Not A Mere ‘streetlighting’ Project - Ministry

By Federal Ministry of Power, Works & Housing

The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing wishes to restate that the Energizing Education Programme (EEP) of the Federal Government is aimed at rejuvenating the nation’s education system by providing uninterrupted power supply to a total of 37 federal universities and 7 university teaching hospitals.

This clarification has become necessary in the light of the misrepresentation of the Programme as a mere “solar –powered streetlight project in nine universities across the country valued at N10bn,” by the Punch newspaper while purportedly reporting the proceedings of the 2018 Budget Defense Meeting of the Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy attended by the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency on Thursday, 14th December 2017.

The Punch Newspaper in a report, which first appeared in its Online version , claimed that the Senate “criticized a solar-powered streetlight project” thereby deliberately misrepresenting the Energizing Education Programme (EEP).Far from being a “streetlight” project, the EEP in fact seeks to rejuvenate the education system through electrifying a total of 37 federal universities and 7 university teaching hospitals, with Independent Power Plants (IPPS), which will boost effective learning, innovation and advancement through uninterrupted power supply.

In addition to helping to extend electrification to rural and underserved areas in which the institutions are located ultimately, the Programme will enable the institutions benefit from world-class training schools, for the training of students in renewable energy, as well as provide optimized security, for the safety and well being of students and staff, through the installation of streetlights on campus which is only a small component of the Project.

Although implementation of this programme is led by the power sector, through the Rural Electrification Agency, the Vice Chancellors and the Ministry of Education have signed onto this as a critical investment in the education sector.

The deliberate attempt to water down the significant impact this Programme will have on the enhanced education of Nigerian students is outright unpatriotic as it seeks to prevent the socio-economic development of our nation.

In addition to the open and transparent coverage of the milestones attained preparatory to the take off of the Project like the Meetings and signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the REA and the first set of participating tertiary institutions, the Ministry holds itself ready to provide further details to the media and any other interested entities to stem any further misrepresentation.

Signed:

MINISTRY OF POWER, WORKS AND HOUSING

15THDECEMBER, 2017

https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/261044/programme-to-provide-uninterrupted-power-supply-for-universi.html

Story for the gods, na today yanshh dey back? Fashola go to the Senate and explain yourself, stop hiding behind cupboards

rusher14:
Fashola is quite a brilliant administrator.

The universities would benefit from independent power supply away from the national grid as well as putting less burden on it.

The Senate is always in a hurry to poopoo any idea that benefits the masses especially when they cannot find how it would line their own pockets.

Corrupt senators and noise.

We want know the names of those School

cetzak:
We want know the names of those School

Is there any University in Nigeria that you don't find Ibos? What difference does it make?

Easier said than done

Political statement for 2019. Story for the gods

rusher14:
Fashola is quite a brilliant administrator.

The universities would benefit from independent power supply away from the national grid as well as putting less burden on it.

The Senate is always in a hurry to poopoo any idea that benefits the masses especially when they cannot find how it would line their own pockets.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

The Senate are always in a hurry to score political points and tag whatever they don't understand as "discrepancies" or "padding ".

They need to reevaluate their thinking and better assess whatever they are scrutinizing.

Majority of what they are against are for the own selfish interest; cynics.

rusher14:
Fashola is quite a brilliant administrator.

The universities would benefit from independent power supply away from the national grid as well as putting less burden on it.

The Senate is always in a hurry to poopoo any idea that benefits the masses especially when they cannot find how it would line their own pockets.

then he should settle them their 10% sharperly abeg

I personally believe oyinbo has warned them to stop fash cos once unis are powered then estates can also go off grid making Nepa irrelevant

cetzak:
We want know the names of those School

university of 36 states and Abuja. Pretend like you go school na

mikolo80:
university of 36 states and Abuja. Pretend like you go school na

Hahahahahhaha. Pretend like you go school nau. You are "wicked".

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Fashola is truely working, I can now boast of 247 power supply.

Buhari is truly working, I can boast of 247 hunger in his regime

deji17:
Hahahahahhaha. Pretend like you go school nau. You are "wicked".

but is true now.