The Spokesman of the Command, Mohammed Wakil, stated this at a summit of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations.
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Wakil had last week held a meeting with members of the community in Maiduguri on the orders of President Jonathan
The statement said Wakil expressed sadness on the continued killing of civilians by suspected Boko Haram sect members
President Jonathan was represented at the meeting by Mohammed Wakil
The minister said President Goodluck Jonathan had successfully reformed the generation, transmission and distribution sub-sectors, adding that government was now focusing on effective delivery of safe and reliable electricity supply to Nigerians
Wakil said: “The opposition is confused over development in the power sector because of ignorance of the happenings in the sector
Wakil, who disclosed this at a meeting with youth and women groups in Maiduguri, said that the directive followed intermittent power disconnections in the state by suspected insurgents
Electricity supply to the state was cut in June 2014, after a suspected insurgency attack on the Damboa Power Line in Damboa, headquarters of Damboa Local Government Area of the state
“The minister took the decision after high level interactions with security and intelligence personnel, especially when reports indicated that sabotage and insurgency are twin evils responsible for the blackout,” it said
Wakil made the announcement in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Olawale Rasheed, in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
A cross section of residents interviewed by NAN in Maiduguri, expressed reservation over the delay by the government in restoring power supply to the city
The Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan
In a statement on Monday, Wakil expressed sadness at the relentless killings of innocent souls and the destruction of multi million naira properties in the holy month of Ramadan, describing the development as a sad turn and a depressing experience for the people of Borno State
Addressing the 1992 graduands of the University of Maiduguri in Abuja on Saturday, Wakil lamented that “attempt by some Nigerians to play politics with insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country is a great disservice to the nation. It is the height of unpatriotism and a direct threat to national security
Speaking at a Power Africa event organized by the United States Department of Commerce in Miami, Floroda, the United States of America, Wakil, who was a keynote speaker, said Nigeria has provided a $300 million partial risk guarantee, domiciled with the Central Bank of Nigeria, and with the World Bank as a major push to protect investors