- Sambo calls for diversification of energy sources
- Calls for research in the energy sector
The former Vice-Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Prof. Abubakar Sani Sambo, has called for the diversification of energy sources in the country. Sambo made the appeal during the public lecture themed “Harnessing Local Renewable Energy Sources: A Panacea for Tackling Global Energy Crisis in 21st Century.”
Sambo, a former Director-General at the National Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), urged the Federal Government to develop policies that enhance the development of renewable energy and tackle energy challenges.
“You know in this country there is no sustainability of policy when a new government comes into power it will abandon previous policies by his predecessors either good or bad and this does not augur well for us he stated,” Sambo said.
“We need to explore our abundant solar energy to generate electricity like other developing and developed countries of the world,” he added.
He also called on stakeholders to promote and encourage further research in the energy sector.