Friday, 29 September 2017

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa calls for strong manufacturing sector in Nigeria






      Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for a 150 Megawatts, MW, power plant, saying Nigeria deserves a strong manufacturing sector to boost the economy.

   Performing the ground breaking ceremony in Sapele yesterday , Governor Okowa stated that in order to grow in the country, the manufacturing sector needs to be revived and to achieve that, steady power supply and security is needed.

   While noting that energy generated in the country was still low, the Governor who attended the ceremony with retinue of aides, expressed confidence that with the increase in the construction of energy-generating power plants in the country, in the nearest future, there will be uninterrupted power supply in the country.

   He urged the distribution companies to increase their capacities to utilize the energy generated in the country.

   The Governor congratulated Proton Energy Limited for the successful ground breaking ceremony and used the occasion to re-echo Vice President Yemi Osibanjo’s call on oil companies to relocate their headquarters to areas of operation.

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