Power:
a)
Released the Roadmap for Power
Sector Reform which defines objectives as Capacity Expansion, Improved
Service Delivery, and Obviating bottlenecks to Private Sector Participation.
b)
Instituted
the Presidential Action Committee on
Power (PACP) and the Presidential
Task Force on Power (PTFP) to drive the implementation of reforms in the
power sector.
c)
Privatized the power sector,
unbundling PHCN
into 11 distribution companies (DISCO’S) and 6 generation companies (GENCO’S)
and a single transmission company (TCN), and positioning the sector to respond
adequately to growing power demands. The sale of PHCN’s assets was the largest
and most transparent privatization transaction in Nigeria to date.
d)
Secured $3 billion for investment in
transmission capacity expansion through 2018.
e)
Improved stability in electricity
generation and distribution. Power generation increased from 3,514MW in
2011 to 4,500MW. This is despite acts of sabotage by unpatriotic elements who
vandalize power installations according to the Minister of Power, Prof. Nebo,
in a ministerial media chat.
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Roads:
a)
Some 2,000 kilometers of road were
built or rehabilitated
by the end of 2013 - the highest in a single year by any government.
b)
Increased good and safe length of
Federal Roads
from about 52% (17,742km) to nearly 85% (28,320km). This includes the
Lagos-Benin expressway, Abuja-Lokoja expressway, Enugu-Abakiliki expressway,
Onitsha-Owerri highway and most parts of the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway.
c)
Deployed
38 state-of-the-art Bergkamp FP5 Mobile
Pothole patchers for year-round road repairs.
d)
Introduced
the SURE P Public Works Programme, which
trained and hired more than 6,000 Nigerian youths to maintain and improve
the country’s road system.
e)
Installed
street lighting along usually dark urban
stretches of Federal highways and major bridges across the country.
f)
Commenced
construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge
between Onitsha
and Asaba to relieve the pressure on the old Niger Bridge which was completed
in December 1965.
This is funded through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
g)
Launched
the rehabilitation of the 127.6km
Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
h)
Enabled
the ongoing rehabilitation of the
Oturkpo-Oweto Road in Benue State, Otukpa-Anyangba-Ajaokuta-Okene Road in Kogi,
Ningi-Yadagumgume-Fuskar Mata Road in Bauchi, Wukari-Takum Road in Taraba and
Benin-Shagamu Expressway in Edo State.
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Water:
a)
The
Jonathan administration has revitalized
the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) nationwide.
b)
Completed the Greater Makurdi Water
Supply Scheme
to supply 50 million litres of water per day to nearly one million people in
Makurdi.
c)
Completed the Mangu Water Supply
project, which supplies
more than 2.5 million gallons of clean water per day to the residents of
Gindiri and Mangu township in Plateau State
d)
Completed the Northern Ishan Water Supply
project, which provides
2.5 million gallons of clean water per day to the communities of Uromi,
Ubaiaja, Ugengu, Ugboha and Iguben in Edo State.
e)
Brought the massive Galma Dam water
supply project to 85% completion. This project will supply 186 million cubic
metres for potable water to residents in 23 towns in Kaduna State.
f)
Brought the Kashimbilla Multipurpose a
Buffer Dam Project 65% completion. This project will supply 60 million gallons
of treated water per day to citizens in Taraba State.
g)
Brought to 35 percent completion the
Central Ogbia Regional Water Supply project, which will provide potable water and
sanitation to 16 communities in Uteke, Bayelsa State.
4
Railway:
Revival of the comatose railway system of
transportation in the country is happening under the current Goodluck Jonathan
administration.
a)
Produced
a 25 Year Strategic Vision for
Nigerian Railways.
b)
Rehabilitated the Western Railway
Corridor:
Lagos-Ibadan-Ilorin-Jebba-Minna-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano, with a branch line from
Zaria-Kaura Namoda.
c)
Rehabilitated the Eastern Railyway
Corridor: Port
Harcourt-Aba-Umuahia-Enugu-Makurdi-Lafia-Kuru-Bauchi-Gombe-Maiduguri, with
branch lines from Kafanchan-Kaduna and Kuru-Jos.
d)
Modernized the Abuja (Idu)-Kaduna Standard Gauge
rail line.
e)
Rehabilitated and constructed the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Standard
Gauge rail line.
f)
Rehabilitated the Apapa Port railway network.
g)
Procured 29 new locomotives and 20 new tank
wagons.
h)
Refurbished 240 coaches and wagons.
5
Dredging of the River Niger:
This very essential service, neglected by past
administrations, has been carried out to facilitate sea travels.
6
Air Travel:
This administration is minded to make whatever
means of transport Nigerians choose to travel through, safe. There is re-modelling, beautification
and standardization of airports across the country. In addition to
that, aircraft from Nigeria are now allowed to fly directly to the
United States of America instead of going through many stopovers in Amsterdam
and some other European cities along/in the route. The Akanu Ibiam Airport in
Enugu was upgraded into an international airport, directly
connecting the South-East region of the country to the outside world for the
first time since independence.
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Communication:
As of the second quarter of
2014, the number of registered active telephone lines in Nigeria stood
at 130 million out of a total of over 170 million telephone lines. Due to
favourable economic policies, Internet penetration in Nigeria has now
increased from about 45 million in 2011 to 63 million in 2014, overtaking
countries such as the United Kingdom and France in the process. What this means
is that more people now use the internet in Nigeria than in the UK and France. Introduction
of the Nigerian electronic identity card (e-ID card), one of the most
secure in the world and the largest in Africa. The e-ID card serves as both an
international identification module and an electronic payment solution.
We will look at
another area in our next publication. God bless you.
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