The Vice President Architect Namadi Sambo, at the commissioning of the Gwagwalada 330/132/33kv transmission substation which was built under National Integrated Power Project, NIPP said that all decision taking on the implementations of projects in the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, and the National Council of Privitisation, NCP, were all done on basis of sound advice which is aimed at ensuring that power is provided for the benefits of Nigerians and the economic development of the country.
According to Sambo he said that the Gwagwalada substation which he commissioned was done at a timely completion, as he also commended the Ministry Of Power, the Niger Delta Power Holding and the Contractors handling the project for the for successful completion of the project.
Further Sambo said; “This new level of system stability has been directly attributed to the installation of these extensive transmission works implemented by the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP)” He added
He also asked Nigerians to be patriotic as he added; “by protecting these public assets entrusted in your care as part of your civic responsibility, you are guarding them against misuse and vandalization so that generation yet unborn will not only benefit from these projects, but shall build on the legacies we have bequeathed unto them. It is only when these assets are preserved that our great efforts will be consolidated.”
Sambo further said; “we shall continue to make our contributions to the development of our dear country as patriotic citizens. We are confident that posterity shall place us on the right side of history.”
In his earlier remarks, the Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, said the Niger-Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, belongs to Nigerian as it is owned by all the all the three tiers of government, while pleading on vandalization of the gas-to-power infrastructure in the country, Nebo ask those that vandalizes to give Nigeria a chance to celebrate the achievements of the current administration.
“Today we did not only have the capacity to generate 6,000 megawatts of power if we have the Gas but also to wheel out, through transmission, about 5,500 megawatts,” Nebo said.
In his remarks, the Managing Director of the Niger-Delta Power Holding Company, James Olotu said that the Gwagwalada 330/132/33kv Transmission substation runs from Ajaokuta substations, stopping at Apo and Katampe and Shiroro lines with a distance of about 450km of lines.
“The whole essence of this infrastructure is to ensure and assure efficient and effective power delivery on durable power plants into this location radiating the power in Lokoja, Gwagalada, Abuja main and all the way to Apo and Katampe thereby assuring quality supply of power when on this grid into these communities and enhancing the quality of life of the Nigerian citizenry.”
