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Buhari promises faster completion, rehabilitation of power projects

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From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to give priority to the rapid improvement of power supply across the country.
This was even as he regretted that power generation in the coutry had failed to keep pace with national needs over the years.
He gave the assurance when he ‎had audience with officials of the Chinese Construction Company (CGGC) working on the Mambilla Power Project.
He, therefore, assured that his administration would ensure that the Mambilla project and other unfinished hydro-power projects in the country were completed expeditiously to boost power supply in the country.
“I am very much interested in Mambilla and other hydro-power projects, not only for the improvement of power but also for irrigation as both power and irrigation projects will help to improve the lives of Nigerians”.
“I am going to ask for details of the Mambilla Hydro-Power Project and others. Very soon, we will get together and redefine the project agreements for faster results,” he said.
The Managing Director of CGGC, Mr. Zhang Heng, who led his company’s delegation, told the president that work on the Mambilla project was being delayed by the failure of previous administrations to provide the counterpart funding specified in the agreement with the Chinese government.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State accompanied the CGGC delegation to the Presidential Villa.
… Restores Deutsche Welle correspondent’s accreditation
From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has restored the Villa press pass of Radio/TV Deutsche Welle State House correspondent, Mr. Ubale Musa, which was withdrawn in the last days of former President Goodluck Jonathan administration.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, presented him with the re-issued press pass, yesterday.
Adesina said Musa’s re-accreditation as a State House correspondent was in keeping with President Buhari’s commitment to correcting the wrongs of the past.
“Part of the change promised by President Buhari is correcting things that were wrongly done before. Mr. Ubale Musa’s accreditation was wrongly withdrawn. To redress the wrong done to him by the withdrawal, we have returned his Villa press pass to him so that he can continue his work without hindrance,” Adesina said.
Musa thanked President Buhari and his media team for restoring his accreditation.
He promised to continue to do his work as a State House correspondent objectively and professionally

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