NNPC Did Not Contradict Tegbe On Egbin, Gas Supply, Says Minister’s Aide

The Ministry of Power has insisted that the statement by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) on gas supply does not contradict the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, on the cause of the current power outages.
Special adviser, media and publicity, to the minister of Power, Adeola Adelabu, said Tegbe’s statement was clear that planned maintenance at the Egbin Power Station and constraints in gas supply to some thermal stations had reduced electricity on the national grid. He said the NNPC statement does not contradict that position.
The clarification followed NNPC’s statement of November 6, which said gas supply “is therefore not a challenge.” Tegbe’s update on the powe...