The hope of Nigerians to enjoy an improved and steady power supply soon may be a mirage, as the Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, has disclosed that nothing less than N335 billion is needed to have a super national grid.
He also expressed dismay at the neglect in the sector, saying services of no fewer than 8,000 engineers would be required to make the sector functional.
He further painted a gloomy picture about the sector, as he disclosed that not one engineer had been recruited in the last 16 years.
The minister disclosed these on Tuesday while speaking at a meeting with the Senator Phillip Aduda-led Senate Committee on Power.
Nebo, who lamented the decay in the sector, said most of the equipment available were old, adding there was also a problem of acute shortage of able-bodied manpower
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