THE All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) Thursday accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of not painting the true picture of electricity supply in the country.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Emma Eneukwu, ANPP said it is disheartening that the government is yet to go near fulfilling its 14,000 megawatts promise to improve electricity supply by the end of this year.
The party accused President Goodluck Jonathan-led government of plotting to avoid the wrath of Nigerians by the time the elections would be due in 2015 by shifting the power roadmap policy to 2016.
In a statement recently released from the office of the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), the spokesperson for the Task Force, Mrs. Awele Okigbo, was said to have stated that the electricity load shedding experienced by Abuja residents had been a result of the Shiroro Power Plant shut down for long-postponed maintenance evaluation, affirming that the shutdown resulted in the loss of 130 megawatts from February 12, causing electricity supply in the city to be affected predominantly during the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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