The immediate former governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, has claimed President Bola Tinubu’s vision is to provide constant power supply in Nigeria in the next seven years.
El-Rufai stated this on Tuesday, while he was being screened by the senate as a ministerial nominee.
Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara west, asked el-Rufai how he intends to confront the crisis in the energy sector if he is named minister of power.
The former Kaduna governor said Tinubu is determined to address the nation’s electricity problems head-on by putting permanent solutions in place.
He noted that the power supply in Nigeria has defied every government for 60 years.
“It has defied every president,” he said.
“Tinubu is committed to ensuring that Nigeria has a stable and reliable electricity supply.
“The president’s vision is that within seven years we will not have power outages in this country.”
El-Rufai said without constant electricity, serious industrialisation cannot take place in the country.
He said because he has a dream of achieving a constant power supply in Africa’s largest economy, Tinubu has requested that he work with him to address the challenge.
“And I will do my best,” he said.
