FG Can’t Bribe Benue People With $3b Hydropower Plant As Peter Obi Remains The Answer ~ Amb Chris Ike Enemoh
FG Can’t Bribe Benue People With $3b Hydropower Plant As Peter Obi Remains The Answer…….
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President has approved the substructure for a $3 billion hydropower plant project in Benue State.
According to a statement from the office of the vice president (OVP) obtained by CharityReporters.
Not long ago, Osinbajo presided over a meeting of the National Council on Privatization (NCP) at the Presidential Villa.
During the meeting, the substructure for the proposed hydropower plant was approved. According to the statement cited by CharityReporters, the proposed plant is anticipated to be the largest hydropower project in West Africa.
Project details:
According to the Office of Vice President, the development of the project emerged by way of an unsolicited proposal and will proceed through the public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement, subject to compliance with all existing laws including the Public Procurement Act. The hydropower plant project will be the first of its kind in Nigeria and is expected to provide 1,650 megawatts (MW) of power.
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Zungeru Hydropower Plant:
The Nigerian government had previously opened a bid for the concession of the 700-megawatt (MW) Zungeru Hydropower Plant project, located 77km downstream of the Shiroro Hydropower project in Niger State. The Zungeru project, which cost $1.2 billion to develop, will be completed in the first quarter of 2023.
New African hydropower projects are welcome:
The 2022 Hydropower Status Report from the International Hydropower Association (IHA) finds that the first 175-megawatt (MW) unit at the 700 MW Zungeru Hydropower Station was commissioned in Q1 2022. The report also states that with 60% of Africa’s installed hydropower capacity over 20 years old, new efforts are being made to advance modernization across the continent. The African Development Bank’s Africa Hydropower Modernization Program aims to increase generation capacity at low cost, with short lead times and minimal environmental impact.
Framework:
Under the NCP-approved Governance Framework, a PPP procurement process is adopted whereby the proponent of the unsolicited proposal and other qualified interested investors would participate in a transparent bidding process. The NCP received updates on the Zungeru Hydropower plant project and was notified of investors’ interest in the concession of the plant. The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued a Certificate of Compliance in respect of the Outline Business Case (OBC) submitted for the project.
For The Record:
The NCP membership includes the power minister as chair, the water resources minister as co-chair, the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) DG as vice chairman, and other members from the ministries of justice, environment, agriculture, as well as representatives of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) and Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
- Benue, Nasarawa, and Taraba State governments will also have members, and the director of infrastructure & PPP at BPE will serve as secretary.
- A transaction adviser of international repute would also be engaged for the project to assist BPE.
- In December 2021, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources said it was working on an outline business case for a 460 MW hydropower project in Benue State.
My opinion;
Benue people through its governor, Ortom have remained resilient in the APC led Government, it is therefore certain that the APC will try every means to please the good people of Benue, deceive them into voting it come 2023. I have lived in Benue for at least over 20 years and I know that these people have their weaknesses and strength but APC as it stands can never constitute the Benue peoples strength.
In a bid for the APC government to buy over the Benue people in the forthcoming election, such projects are now being hastily approved, but sincerely will the Benue populace forget so soon the denial to secure their lives and properties by this same government and vote it into power?
I believe that the lives of people should be more than just projects and politics.
The Buhari led administration has finally realized the importance of the Benue people now that Governor Ortom has debunked both the current administration and PDP to align with the G-5 governors.
Indeed the 2023 general election will be tough for both of the leading political parties in the country, because Peter Obi is the new darling of the Nigerian populace and it’s difficult to buy over people with projects, the “Take Back” we seek is finally here.
FG Can’t Bribe Benue People With $3b Hydropower Plant As Peter Obi Remains The Answer
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