APC: President Buhari’s Official Visit To China Already Yielding Results

The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent official
visit to China is already yielding positive results for
Nigerians.

Mr Ade Omole, leader of the chapter, said this in a statement
made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in
Abuja.

He said that the President deserved commendation.

He stressed that the visit was already yielding results,
especially with the assurances from the Joint Venture Partners
handling the 3,050 Megawatts Mambilla Hydro-electric Plant
project.

Omole added that the fact that work would commence on the
project early in 2019 as assured by the contractors, was a good
development that deserved praise.

He recalled that President Buhari received the assurance at a
meeting with Prof Lyu Ze Xiang, the President of Chinese General
Chamber of Commerce (CGCC), the construction company handling the
project, in Beijing, China during the visit.

“Electricity is key to national growth and a major feature for
business sustainability.

“We understand how critical the Mambilla project is to your
country and we will take a serious look at it and ensure that it
succeeds because of its social and economic importance.

“We fully understand the importance of this project to the
economic and social well being of Nigeria,”Xiang had said during
the visit,”

Omole noted that arrangements on the commencement of the project
in early 2019 had reached advanced stage, adding that the APC-led
Federal Government was doing everything possible to better the
lives of Nigerians.

“The contractor had assured that pre-commencement work would
begin with access to site and putting in place the necessary
support infrastructure such as power, water and transportation,” he
said.

He further said that when completed, the Mambilla Hydro-electric
Plant would provide 3050 megawatts of electricity to Nigerians,
thereby adding to the power grid for the country’s development.

President Buhari had asked for support from China at a meeting
with the Chinese President Xi Jinping, for the country’s aspiration
to build the 3050 Megawatts Mambila hydroelectric power project in
Taraba.

This, followed the signing of $328m for the Information and
Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase II (NICTIB
II) project by the two countries.

The concessional loan agreement between Galaxy Backbone Limited
and Huawei Technologies Limited (HUAWEI) was signed by Nigeria’s
Minister of Finance Kemi Adesoun and Wang Xiaotoa,
Director-General, International Development Agency, in the presence
of Presidents of the two countries.

Nigeria and China had also signed a Memorandum of Understanding
for the One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR).

The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent official
visit to China is already yielding positive results for
Nigerians.

Mr Ade Omole, leader of the chapter, said this in a statement
made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in
Abuja.

He said that the President deserved commendation.

He stressed that the visit was already yielding results,
especially with the assurances from the Joint Venture Partners
handling the 3,050 Megawatts Mambilla Hydro-electric Plant
project.

Omole added that the fact that work would commence on the
project early in 2019 as assured by the contractors, was a good
development that deserved praise.

He recalled that President Buhari received the assurance at a
meeting with Prof Lyu Ze Xiang, the President of Chinese General
Chamber of Commerce (CGCC), the construction company handling the
project, in Beijing, China during the visit.

“Electricity is key to national growth and a major feature for
business sustainability.

“We understand how critical the Mambilla project is to your
country and we will take a serious look at it and ensure that it
succeeds because of its social and economic importance.

“We fully understand the importance of this project to the
economic and social well being of Nigeria,”Xiang had said during
the visit,”

Omole noted that arrangements on the commencement of the project
in early 2019 had reached advanced stage, adding that the APC-led
Federal Government was doing everything possible to better the
lives of Nigerians.

“The contractor had assured that pre-commencement work would
begin with access to site and putting in place the necessary
support infrastructure such as power, water and transportation,” he
said.

He further said that when completed, the Mambilla Hydro-electric
Plant would provide 3050 megawatts of electricity to Nigerians,
thereby adding to the power grid for the country’s development.

President Buhari had asked for support from China at a meeting
with the Chinese President Xi Jinping, for the country’s aspiration
to build the 3050 Megawatts Mambila hydroelectric power project in
Taraba.

This, followed the signing of $328m for the Information and
Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase II (NICTIB
II) project by the two countries.

The concessional loan agreement between Galaxy Backbone Limited
and Huawei Technologies Limited (HUAWEI) was signed by Nigeria’s
Minister of Finance Kemi Adesoun and Wang Xiaotoa,
Director-General, International Development Agency, in the presence
of Presidents of the two countries.

Nigeria and China had also signed a Memorandum of Understanding
for the One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR).