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October 8, 2021
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said this while declaring open this year’s Seplat Energy Summit in Abuja.
Osinbajo who was represented by the Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, said the effort was part of the country’s direct energy compact.
He said the project, expected to affect 25 million people, would also create 250,000 jobs.
He noted that the Federal Government was eager to follow to a logical conclusion its national energy system and policy via renewables, to ensure a cleaner source of energy for Nigerians.
Osinbajo said these policies must ensure that industrial and other economic capabilities were aligned with the COVID-19 recovery and other environmental objectives.