Kano
state government Independent Power Project, Tiga would commence
generating electricity by the second quarter of this year, the state
governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has assured.
He
made the assertion while inspecting the 10 mega watts project at Tiga
Dam, Bebeji local government area on Friday, pointing out that the
contractor is equal to task.
"On
this project we are highly confident, we are motivated, we are being
encouraged because the quality of the work is excellent, the speed of
the work is very encouraging and we believe this company is equal to the
task", the governor affirmed.
Governor
Ganduje revealed that contract for evacuation of the generated energy
would be awarded in couple of weeks, expressing optimism that in the
next three years, the state would have enough electricity for
prospective consumers.
Saying
the only way to provide electricity to the state is through hydro and
solar energy, the governor maintained that the project is necessary,
because Kano is the most populous state in the nation and the commercial
nerve centre for the North, whose development cannot be guaranteed
without sustainable electricity.
The
governor explained that already the state government has started
discussion with some firms on how to tap electricity from solar energy,
hoping that this would solve the lingering factories closures and
unemployment due to lack of power.
Conducting
the governor round the project site, the Country Head of Projects,
Skipper Nigeria Ltd., Mr. Gauhar Malik reassured of completing the
project by May 2016, noting that it has reached over 65 percent
completion stage.
Earlier,
the state Commissioner of Works, Alhaji Shehu Haruna Lambu stated that
the contract was awarded in May, 2014 with a completion time frame of
one year, lamenting that due to unforeseen reasons, it was extended by
an additional year.
Meanwhile,
Governor Ganduje has visited Sayaz Rice Mills in Garun Mallam local
government area of the state, where he appealed to people to embrace
farming especially production of rice and wheat to enhance food security
and profit.
The
governor who warned that very soon, the federal government would stop
importation of such commodities, pointed out that it is high time for
the people to revert to agriculture because of it is money-spinning and
has a wide potential for creating more jobs their farming would be comes
highly lucrative.
Halilu Ibrahim Dantiye, mni, fnge
Director General,
Media and Communications,
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