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June 6, 2019
The Manufacturers Association ofNigeria, MAN has cried out that investments are being lost as a result of poorpower supply nationwide.
The Association’s Chairman Riversand Bayelsa State Chapter, Adawari Pepple stated that if the situation did notget better, Nigeria might continue to lose investors to a country like Ghana,where the power sector had improved tremendously.
He explained that a situation wherethe country had been managing between two thousand five hundred and fourthousand megawatts would only have a negative impact on the manufacturingsector.
Pepple, pointed out that no businesscould thrive relying on electricity from generator. He noted that whencompanies shut down due to constant power outages, the country’s rate ofunemployment would only worsen.
The MAN boss, however, called on thegovernment to tackle the challenges facing the power sector so that Nigerians,including manufacturers, would begin to enjoy adequate electricity that wouldhelp their business.