Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
Nigerian President
The Federal Government of Nigeria more than ever before is now ready to solve the power supply issue which has been a torn in the flesh to the government for a very long time.
The Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan made this known on Tuesday July 13 at the State House, Abuja, the nation’s capital while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria-German Energy Partnership, led by Dr. Peter Ammon, State Secretary, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs
President assured that his administration has the political will to provide power supply to the nation. “The political will to do what is right to provide power to Nigerians is there. We meet weekly to tackle any obstacles that may be on the way.”
According to him the poor power situation in the country has militated against the growth of small and medium enterprises, which he described as the engine of growth of any nation’s development adding that one of the consequences of insufficient power supply was high unemployment, especially among young Nigerians.
Dr. Jonathan welcomed the proposal in the Nigeria-Germany Energy Partnership Action Plan to set up a coal-fired power plant in Gombe, adding that this would enable diversification in the national power mix.
He commended the Partnership for holding its fifth meeting after just two years of establishment, describing this as a strong indication of the seriousness and focus of the Partnership.
Ammon in presenting the Action Plan of the 5th Meeting of the Partnership to President Jonathan, assured him that agreements have been reached on the steps to take in order to enable Nigeria benefit from German technology, while Germany willinvest in Nigeria ’s vast natural resources.
He said that 35 companies from Germany attended the meeting and that emphases was placed on how to fast-track power generation and supply in Nigeria.
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