‘Electricity Has No Political Colour’ – President Buhari Says As He Commissions The Ariara Market Power Plant In Abia State

‘Electricity Has No Political Colour’ – President Buhari Says As He Commissions The Ariara Market Power Plant In Abia State

President Buhari today inaugurated the Ariara Market Independent
Power Plant (IPP) in the commercial city of Aba, Abia State, with a
pledge that his administration will continue to execute people-oriented
projects around the country irrespective of party differences.

‘‘Today with policies and programmes such as this IPP we have
demonstrated that if the common good is our mutual objective, it can be
achieved irrespective party differences and constitutional limitations.
Electricity has no political colour,’’ the President said in his speech
at the inauguration of the plant.

President Buhari expressed delight that 37,000 shops belonging to
traders and small business owners in Ariara market will, one after the
other, be connected to the dedicated electricity supply.

He noted that the feat will strengthen the Made-in-Nigeria policy for
which Abia and in particular, Aba, and Ariaria market are already well
known.

‘‘I am pleased to be here today at the milestone connection of 4,000
shops that now have dedicated power. Being a market that supplies shoes,
bags, clothing, trunks and many household accessories to Nigeria, many
African countries like Chad, Cameroun, Gambia and Central Africa
Republic, reliable power supply is critical for ease of doing business
to ensure sustainability and improvement.

‘‘I am told that before this intervention, traders in the market only
got 4 hours a day of electricity and paid exorbitantly for it, which
consequently affected the viability of many businesses.

‘‘This is the sad legacy we inherited but which we are replacing with
an all-day power supply that is cleaner and better for our environment.

‘‘Those who turned their backs on these problems still have the courage to campaign about unemployment and poverty,’’ he said.