President Jonathan said yesterday during the declaration for second term in office that his government has pursued a power sector reform to an irreversible progress. He also said additional Hydro power stations are being built in Zungeru and Mambila. He said he has released N60bn for the Africa Green project and that tremendous progress had been made, with 37 new dams built. He said various intervention in the irrigation sub sector has led to about N45bn revenue. Mr. Jonathan also enumerated the various progress made on the railway sector. Very soon, people can stay in Kaduna and work in Abuja with the completion of the Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge, he said. He also said his government has completed the dredging of the River Niger from Baro in Niger state to Warri in Delta state. He said he made a commitment to build two new major bridges across the Rivers Niger and Benue and that work is at advance stages on the two bridges. Mr. Jonathan also said he has started a revolution in the Housing sector that will enable millions of Nigerians to become first time House owners. He said 66,000 mortgage requests from young Nigerians are already being processed. He said 10 new districts are being developed in the FCT and that very soon Nigerians will start using the light rail from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport to the city centre
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:17:41 +0000
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