Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, yesterday, commissioned a 120MVA 132.33kV substation in Awka. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity (Office of the Vice President), Laolu Akande, Osibanjo commissioned the substation, among other projects.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Osibanjo stated that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to infrastructural development in the eastern part of the country. ”Let me also assure you of this administration’s commitment to seeing through the major infrastructural projects that will have a transformative impact on this zone. The Second Niger Bridge Project, which connects Asaba in Delta State and Onitsha in Anambra State, has now achieved 65 per cent completion.” Osibanjo said.
Speaking on the commissioned substation, Osibanjo said, ”The commitment of the Buhari administration to ensuring the completion of this Awka NIPP 132kV Grid Substation now provides a hitherto unavailable 70MW additional power capacity for driving industrial growth and boosting the economy of the state, with positive knock-on effects on employment and socio-economic upliftment for residents of the state.”