Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senate Minority leader today revealed that the the Niger Delta spent $5.1billion to improve Nigeria’s power sector during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Akpabio made the disclosure while speaking in support of a motion moved by Ali Ndume, senate majority leader, regarding the disconnection of Maiduguri from the national grid and general power generation in Nigeria, Akpabio said the oil producing states in Nigeria contributed about $5.1 billion to the development of the power sector in 2011, but nothing tangible came out of that gesture; THE CABLE reports.
He said, ”In 2011, when I was governor, we from the oil producing states decided to forgo about $5.1 billion to the federal government for the development of electricity. But it is sad today we are here still where we are, and celebrating generating only 4, 600 megawatts”.
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