By Ben Agande
Abuja— Federal Government, yesterday, in Abuja, said despite the investment in the power sector, only 25 percent of Nigerians currently had access to electricity.
After a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, told newsmen that the power situation in the country in the last three weeks had been a “nightmare” due to a combination of system failure and sabotage.
Similarly, Minister of State for Power, Hajia Zainab Kuchi, said out of the estimated population of 160 million Nigerians, only 40 million Nigerians enjoyed electricity, arguing that with the investment in the sector, the number of Nigerians who would have access to steady electricity was expected to rise rapidly.
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