Fashola Has Set New Record: This Is Why He Is The Best Minister Of Power In Nigeria’s Modern History
An appreciative Lagos indigene by the name Oladipupo,
who lives around Ogba area of Ikeja local government area of Lagos, has written
this piece to shower so much praises on Nigeria’s minister of power, works and
housing.
Babatunde Raji Fashola is the current minister of
power, works and housing in the country. He was a two-term governor of Lagos
state. This was from 2007-2015.
Fashola was a green horn in the murky water of Lagos politics
prior to 2007. Destiny catapulted him via his benefactor and national leader of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Babatunde Raji Fashola, minister of power, works and housing |
Why is this Lagosian who resides at Ogba so happy with
Fashola?
The reason is simple. Since mid-July, 2017, up to the
present moment, Wednesday, August 30, there has been almost 24 hours of power
supply at Ogba. If there would be any interruption, it doesn’t last more than
5-10minutes.
What has Fashola done to change the fortune of the
power sector for good? The minister of power alone can answer this. This is
because there are no clear and straight-forward answers yet. However, it seems
the barrage of constructive criticisms by the media and Nigerians alike in
recent times made the former Lagos state governor sit up.
Some findings around areas like Agege, Ifako-Ijaiye
and other unnamed communities in Lagos, show power outage is becoming a thing
of the past.
As they say in politics, it is not yet uhuru! This is
because the current stable and constant electricity supply is being ascribed to
the present weather. It’s the rainy period and there is enough water in the dam
to power the hydro-electricity turbines. Maybe, this happy Lagosian would have
to wait to the harmattan season to observe if Fashola has eventually found the
weapon to kill the hydra-headed monster preventing Nigeria’s power sector from
moving forward.
Although, this good news of constant electricity at
Ogba is not being heard everywhere in Lagos.
However, residents of Ogba and
this Lagos indigene in particular, are ecstatic because there is almost 24hours
of daily power supply in their area.
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