IBRAHIM QUADRI
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on stakeholders in the energy sector to focus more on the sustainability and generation of 24 hours uninterrupted power supply for more economic development.
Sanwo-Olu gave the charge at the maiden edition Lagos Energy Summit, which was held on Tuesday at Victoria Island, Lagos.
He said there was need for collaboration in order to ensure clean energy in a bid to drive a growth in the Small and Medium Scale Enterprise
“As professionals, as sector leaders, we all still need to roll up our sleeves and to be committed to that, we have to do it to also understand what role we need to play.
“Who is the better person to handle a need and understand that we are working collaboratively and understand that this is the best way to collaborate about the future and create a system and a process of transparency and working on accountability.
“We need to build industrial growth. We need to enable all of our small businesses thrive. So the amount of time and energy they have input to drive growth and investment in our GDP,” he said.
Sanwo-Olu said that it was necessary to set the ball rolling in order to build a better society for the younger generation.
“You will understand this from the perspective of energy, and our commitment to building, developing, and a sustainable future for generations to come.
“These generations are here, they are just looking for opportunity to grow up, and if we do not buckle up, their possibility of growth will be slow; we owe them that much as leaders.
“We need to achieve the vision that takes bold steps and reposition the people and energy products. Following the enactment of the Energy Reform Law.
“We inaugurated the Energy Reform Commission to assess and intend to recreate all devices for oil and natural gas production within our energy market.
In his opening remarks, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye noted that quality research and analysis will be done to assess the needs of residents and deliver energy requirements that will benefit them.
He pledged to ensure a sustainable future for resolution of all energy challenges to make the State a choice destination for liability, investments and all to achieve their dreams.
A former Minister of Power, Mr Barth Nnaji commended the State Government for its earlier steps on electricity sustainability, adding that 80 million Nigerians lack electricity supply.
He urged governments at all levels to take decisive actions to address the gap.
“In the next twenty years, national gas will be the fuel to power electricity with about 210 trillion cubic feet of gas,” noting that for any country whose GDP is growing, energy support should also increase.
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