By Simon Ebegbulem

BENIN—GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said the Azura Power Plant in Benin City has the capacity to produce almost 50 percent of what Nigeria currently boasts of when it generates at its peak of 4,000 megawatts, maintaining that Edo is now a hub of power generation in Nigeria.

Speaking during an inspection visit to the Azura Power Plant at Ahor, in Benin City, Oshiomhole said: “Let me appreciate your vision, your courage and your determination to navigate through all the technical, political, socio-economic and logistics issues that you had to go through to get to this level. It requires a measure of confidence in our country, people, and about our future to initiate a gigantic project such as this. Even while you are at the stage of construction, all of us  here are already beneficiaries of that vision.

“Like we have always said and there is nobody to say it better than you, that what Nigeria needs, Edo possesses suitable land and nature, good people that are friendly to investors. Our people are educated enough to know that this project, the Azura Power Project, has become an indigene of this community and Edo State.”