Gov Mbah commends 'Light-Up Nigeria' project

Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has praised the Light-Up Nigeria Project, emphasising its potential to bring in a new era of power and manufacturing in the south-east area. 

He expressed optimism that overcoming the power crisis would open the way for progress in a variety of industries.

Governor Mbah thanked the Federal Government and the Niger Delta Electricity Holding Company (NDPHC) for championing this project to improve electricity supply to industrial clusters in the South East. 

He urged the region's manufacturers to fully embrace and capitalise on the project, using it to overcome existing power availability challenges.

He stated that the Light-up Nigeria Project aligned with his administration's disruptive approach to governing, which is based on thinking outside the box.

On Monday, the governor addressed the South East Business Roundtable, which was presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima and marked the launch of the Light-up Nigeria Project - South East.

“The Light Up Nigeria Project Today is, in my view, a new dawn for power in the South East and one of the most innovative initiatives in the power sector.

“This project is of critical importance since it deals with the power sector, which I believe is pivotal to economic growth. Indeed, if we fix power, a lot of other sectors would fall into place.

“This project ensures efficient dispatch of power to the largest consumers via bilateral sales agreements, which overrides the existing bulk purchase arrangements through NBET, leveraging on a willing buyer, willing seller structure.

“The Programme will certainly bring improved access to affordable power to the South East. This will in turn result in reduced power costs for the productive sector and enable them improve productivity and generate jobs.

“This is critical in this day where the country is pushing to boost production and drive-up exports to ultimately shore up our domestic currency.

“Therefore, this project aligns completely with our approach to governance in Enugu in the sense that it is a very disruptive initiative, which shows a deep ability to think outside the box. Today’s Nigeria requires a marked departure from business as usual to business unusual,” he said.

He guaranteed his government's continuous support for industrialists and other private businesses across the state, in addition to the undeniable boost that the Light-up Nigeria Project will provide.