The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has mentioned he has been threatened many instances by unknown individuals who’re towards the reforms within the nation’s energy sector.
Adelabu, a former Oyo State governorship candidate, mentioned he wouldn’t be bullied and intimidated by these towards the progress and success recorded within the sector.
Speaking throughout an interview on Fresh FM’s ‘Political Circuit’ programme, the previous minister asserted that every one issues within the energy sector are surmountable.
The minister additionally claimed that cabals and cartels are behind the blowing up of energy transmission substations with dynamites and the flattening of an influence line.
He mentioned, “There will be resistance, people stand in your way, saboteurs and others. Let me say this for the first time. I receive threat calls,” he mentioned.
“I’m the forty ninth energy minister within the nation. The previous ministers have been in all probability bullied and intimated of their work. It doesn’t take odd individuals to explode an influence transmission substation with dynamites and pull down an influence line.
“It is an organised crime. It is a cabal and cartel. We are all Nigerians, but we are all Nigerians. We will not run away from ourselves.”
Speaking additional on the numerous growth attained in his one 12 months in workplace, he mentioned Nigeria had struggled with electrical energy technology of 4,000 megawatts (MW).
Adelabu added that in lower than a 12 months in workplace, his growth plans have added greater than 1,000MW of electrical energy to the capability of the nationwide grid.
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He mentioned, “We have raised the electrical energy producing capability from 4,000MW to five,155MW recorded on the eighth of August, 2024. In the previous, it took the nation over 25 years to attain 2,000MW of energy, and it took between 1984 and as we speak to attain an extra 2,000MW.
“When we resumed as a minister, the electricity generated was 4,000MW and within a year, we have added over 1,000MW. Our target is to hit 6,000MW with the support of the Federal Government before the end of this year.”