RELIEVED that the fog around the operations of the high grade Canadian energy firm-Manitoba has now been dispelled by the Presidency, the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria Chris Cooter has said the company is now in a position to fulfill its mandate in Nigeria.
Manitoba’s broad mandate for the revitalisation of the electricity conundrum in Nigeria include stabilizing the grid, reducing electricity losses during transmission, improving grid security and performance, providing management efficiencies, and providing transfer of skills and expertise to Nigeria.
In a statement in response to The Guardian enquiry yesterday on Manitoba’s Hydro operations and Canada-Nigeria Economic Relations, Cooter said his government was pleased by President Goodluck Jonathan’s “re-affirmation of the Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) contract to manage the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).”
“Canada strongly supports President Jonathan’s Roadmap on the power sector. The President has consistently emphasized that getting electricity to Nigerians is vital to the prosperity of the country. That is why the MHI contract matters and no doubt why President Jonathan reaffirmed it this week,” he added
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