A maritime expert and consultant to the Fed­eral Ministry of Pow­er, Engr Emmanuel Nweke, has said that the perennial problem of poor electricity supply will soon be a thing of the past once the 248 con­tainers of power equipment hitherto abandoned at the port are deployed to where they are needed.
He said the multi-billion nai­ra Independent Power Project (IPP) equipment imported by the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) were left “stranded” at the Apapa port in Lagos for close to a decade thus compounding the challenge of epileptic pow­er supply in the country.
Nweke while speaking with journalists in Lagos on Mon­day decried the epileptic power supply experienced in Nigeria.
He noted that Nigerians  would have enjoyed better power supply if past admin­istration had ensured that the abandoned equipment meant to complete major power proj­ects in the country were suc­cessfully deployed.
Nweke who doubles as the Chief Executive Officer of International Trading & Con­tracting Limited, urged Nige­rians to support the Federal Government’s drive in ensur­ing that the power equipment are completely evacuated from the port, whilst affirming the government’s commitment to boosting power generation in the country.
“How can we begin to ex­pect power while the equip­ment for power generation are not there and we are all expecting power. We will en­joy steady power supply as soon as we see that the govern­ment is successful in achieving the project it started with the evacuation of these equip­ment. What is important is the achievement and ensuring that the equipment are taking to lo­cations where they are needed while investigation is ongo­ing”
He added” It is so appalling that after 11 years, very impor­tant equipment that will actu­ally aid our country to experi­ence the Federal Government promise on power generation were kept in our port for those long years and today the gov­ernment says they are resolute in delivering those promises and the only way is to get these equipment to their different locations irrespective of who those equipment are in their position,”
On the suitability of the hitherto abandoned equipment owing to the long stay at the power, the Consultant revealed that the materials are cables and other transmission equip­ment that can stand the test of time.

248 containers of power equipment to boost electricity supply –Expert