Joking may not be intentional
Promises, promises. For years, the government in Nigeria has been promising adequate and reliable electricity while people spend billions on generators and fuel. Here's the latest promise with a footnote in the budget proposed for next year."NO NEED FOR GENERATORS IN 2010" - V.P.
Nigeria's vice President, Goodluck Jonathan, recently promised that Nigerians will not need generators in 2010. According to the Vice President, the federal government has taken the necessary steps to improve electricity supply in 2010 and thus limit the necessity for generators. However, it seems that while ordinary Nigerians might not need generators, Aso Rock, the residence of Nigeria's President Yar'Adua is scheduled to use generators... it was revealed that N542.4 million is budgeted to buy generator fuel to power the President's residence and another N100 million for generator equipment at the Vice President's mansion...
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Labels: capacity, economics, Nigeria, politics
posted by Ken Wedding @ 6:05 AM
1 Comments:
I meant to credit Solomonsydelle, who blogs at Nigerian Curiosity for telling me the story of the promise and the budget.
Sorry for the omission
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