Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of has expressed the willingness of the
state government to support the Federal Government to actualise its rural
electrification project in Ariaria market.
Ikpeazu
made this known on Tuesday when officials of Rural Electrification Agency of
Nigeria paid him a visit in Abia Government Lodge in Aba.
The
governor said that the decision of the Federal Government project aimed at
providing steady power supply in Ariaria market was commendable.
According
to him, steady power supply is an important resource required to drive economic
growth in the state and the nation.
He said that the state government would support the Federal Government’s
efforts to ensure that the project was a huge success.
Ikpeazu
said that the entire Ariaria market community would be happy with the project
if it was eventually realised.
Earlier,
Mrs. Camilla Ogunbiyi, the Managing Director of the Agency, said that the
agency was in Aba to provide energy solution to the power challengs of Ariaria
market.
Ogunbiyi
said that the agency had identified the energy needs of Ariaria market, and
disclosed that the power supply project would be run with sustainable natural
gas solution,
She said
that a few thousands of shops in Ariaria market would be used for a test run of
the steady electric power supply project.
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