Nigeria: 'FG Should Boost Power Generation'
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Leadership (Abuja)
18 July 2008
Posted to the web 18 July 2008
Abuja
The Federal Government has been called upon to boost the nation's power generation capacity by encouraging private sectors to veer into the business.
Director of Steve Group, an engineering and consulting firm, Mr Akinola Aluko, who disclosed this at a press conference, lamented the terrible situation of power supply in the country.
He said all over the world, countries have power provider adding that the policy on power must change.
The director, therefore, called for the promotion of nuclear provision to make the country worth living in.
He said the situation will also improve if the government can remove its hand from power management.
Steve group of companies according to Mr Bryan Roy Shutes, also a director of the company, is also a service provider to telecommunication companies like MTN, Celtel multi-links and others.
Shutes also said that Nigeria is moving fast and she is now using technology to her advantage adding that the GSM is helping the masses and the market in Nigeria is almost beating that of South Africa making the country almost number one.
He said the population and the vastness of the country makes the market very attractive and Steve group is helping in that area.
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He said, however, that the power supply situation in Nigeria is not the worst as it happens also in other countries.
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