The North-East Governors’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to invest more in power projects in the region to accelerate its economic development.
This was contained in a communique signed by the Chairman, Babagana Zulum, at the end of the forum’s sixth meeting held in Damaturu, Yobe State.
The communique noted with dismay the challenges of power supply in the region, especially in Maiduguri and its environs, which experienced nearly one year of total blackout.
It also expressed concerns over the non-inauguration of the Dadin Kowa and kashimbila hydro-power plants and deliberated extensively on the Mambilla Hydroelectric project