Obiano Institutes A 7-Man Committee On Power

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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has inaugurated a seven-man committee on power, saying he is determined to tackle the challenge of power head on.

He charged the committee chaired by the leader of Distributing Power Business of General Electric Company for the sub-Sahara Africa, Mr. Chike Okonkwo, to among others things, “provide an accurate estimate of current power supply, consumption and projected demand in the state across various consumer groups and recommend suitable power generation and supply solution, taking into consideration, Anambra State’s climate, environment, landscape, and scale of development.”

Other members of the committee are Alex Amakom, Joe Ndiagwalukwe, the Commissioner for Public Utilities, Chief Chinedu Emeka, Mr. Yeye Adejegba, Obiora Nwizu,  and Mr. Kingsley Aja.

He said they should tackle the issue of power challenge aggressively to ensure power supply in the three industrial hubs of Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka so as to  generate enough electricity to power the entrepreneurial dreams of the people.

He told the team to recommend short and medium term implementation solution to achieve 100 per cent power generation and supply across to industrial clusters and commercial markets in the state within nine months, and to liaise with Enugu Distribution Company to ensure enough power generation and supply across to all urban residential centres.

Obiano enjoined the team to recommend potential investors and partners who shall implement the set objectives under Build-Operate-and Transfer (BOT) basis as well as develop a comprehensive understanding of the Nigerian Gas Master Plan, particularly as it relates to the state and recommend suitable and strategic locations to site new industrial parks, clusters and economic free trade zones in the state.

The governor also directed the committee to power streetlights in Onitsha and Awka within 18 months, and ensure regular lighting across four major roads in Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka within six months.

Responding on behalf of others, the chairman, Mr. Okonkwo, while thanking the governor for the opportunity to serve, noted that improved power supply was imperative for improved revenue generation. Okonkwo assured that the team would put in its best to meet the expectations of the government and the people. The committee would serve for 18 months in the first instance which is renewable subject to satisfactory performance and approval of the governor.

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