Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) for its impactful initiatives targeted at improving access to electricity in rural communities in the country.
The minister, who gave the commendation during a meeting with the management of the agency at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja during which some of the achievements recorded by the REA in rural electrification projects were highlighted, spoke on the need to increase public awareness about the agency’s work as well as its positive impact on communities.
Briefing the minister on the agency’s electricity projects, the REA’s Managing Director, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, presented a comprehensive overview of the agency’s projects, particularly in extending electricity to hitherto un-served communities across the country.
To support his claims, Aliyu presented some photographic evidences of power plants established at key institutions across the country, including the Universities of Abuja, Maiduguri, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Federal University Gashua, Yobe, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, among others.
He assured the minister of the agency’s readiness to continue to fulfil its mandate by extending electricity to other rural communities in order to improve livelihoods, create economic opportunities, and improve the incomes of rural dwellers in the years ahead.
