The Missing 6, 000 Megawatts

By: Reuben Abati - Published 2009-11-08

WHEN a few months ago, President Umaru Yar'çdua promised a state of emergency in the power sector and the delivery of 6, 000 megawatts of electricity by December, it was as if the month of December would never come. But December would soon be here and Nigeria is still in darkness. Many of its streets are unlit at night, the skyline is an unbroken stretch of darkness going far into the distance. Many companies have since relocated abroad or they have shut down citing Nigeria 's power crisis.

When President Yar'çdua made his promise, very few people believed him, but as his government continued to insist on the 6, 000 megawatts that would drop from heaven by December, the prayers soon acquired the halo of truth. But soon, it will be December and there is still no light. Wait a moment. Not quite. Less than thirty days to the deadline, the Federal Government is now working very hard to fulfil its promise. According to a statement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria , it has just taken delivery of transformers to be installed in different parts of the country. More transformers, switchgears, breakers and other facilities are also on their way. So far government has spent about N3 billion to upgrade power transmission.

The TCN Public Affairs Manager, Dave Ijabiyi tells all stakeholders, particularly the host communities hosting transmission facilities to protect them from vandals. Why is the Transmission Company of Nigeria suddenly running up and down less than 30 days to the December deadline? And is transmission the only problem? How about power generation? And would three weeks be enough to shore up the country's power transmission network. Government should not make promises it cannot keep.

The other week, a government official talked about the Federal Government buying generators to distribute to communities! Another official had dropped the sad news that there may be no regular power supply in Nigeria until the magical year 2020. And why should the Federal Government monopolise power transmission? But let us suspend our disbelief, and state that if by December there is no 6, 000 megawatts, some people involved in the power generation/transmission scam, for that is what it is beginning to look like, should be put in the dock to account for the billions of tax payers' funds that may be involved. If they fail to do so, Justice Bunmi Oyewole of the Lagos High Court has already established that the only place for such persons is the Kirikiri Maximum Prison. Very good company awaits them behind the walls.

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