How nations rise, from one post of Dr Alex Otti, executive governor of Abia State.
Note 1: “I have also worked tirelessly with my team to resolve the gas supply challenge that impeded the project for almost a decade.” – Alex Otti. (When Dr Otti took over, he asked for the root cause on why this power plant had not taken off. He was told that it was largely due to gas supply, and right there, he set a timeline, and he delivered as he promised. I also thank the members of the State’s Council who did the foundational work).
Note 2: “I wish to express my gratitude and recognition to one of my predecessors, HE Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who granted the initial waivers to Geometric, thereby reducing the risks of the transaction. Without those waivers, it would have been impossible to finance the project. “ – Alex Otti. (Here, he acknowledged the leadership of Senator Kalu who provided waivers to the company.)
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Note 3: “Special thanks to the Obi of Onitsha, HRM Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, CFR who was the Chairman of Diamond Bank at the time, and who contributed significantly to the resolution of the ownership dispute of the ring-fence island.” – Alex Otti. (when Geometric Power and Enugu DISCO were battling things in the courts, elders called them to think “igwebuike” and unity).
Of course, there are many players involved which cannot be listed in a tweet; for example, the last administration invested in the power plant.
Largely, the point is clear: if we begin projects in Nigeria and our leaders do not see them as “Governor A’s project, and President B’s project”, we will get things done. Under the “NOT MY OWN” project mindset, many projects have been abandoned in Nigeria after billions of Naira have been invested on them. I do expect to read a case study on Geometric Power from Abia State University on how Nigeria could sustain projects over different governments even within a public-private partnership framework.
It is with great pleasure and honour that I joined His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima GCON, and other eminent personalities to commission the Geometric Integrated Power Project (GIPP), a landmark achievement in the power… pic.twitter.com/OmiQHVAdzM
— Alex Otti (@alexottiofr) February 27, 2024
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Some projects are too useless and wasteful for any thinking head to continue funding such wastefulness, all in the name of continuity. Some are so inflated that you are better off abandoning them, because any attempt to complete such would amount to financial suicide. We are that irresponsible and unconscionable here. Costs and utility matter, so we cannot afford to complete any ‘project’ at any cost, because some will even violate reason. We have been trying to complete Ajeokuta Steel, which will never be completed, because it’s impossible to complete it. Yet we refuse to be reasonable, rather wasting and looting meagre resources, a complete fraud.
What we must aim for is to have more honest and competent administrators, and with that, the idea of project continuity will become largely tenable.
For now most of our political rulers remain jokers, poor souls wasting meagre resources.
Can add to your comment. Well put