Blackout: Buhari summons power minister

President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, for a meeting at the presidential villa.

Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, announced the development in a statement on Monday.

Solacebase reports that Nigeria’s National Power Grid collapsed twice with the week leaving the entire country without electricity supply.

The latest collapse followed weeks of bickering among operators that have led to poor power generation by the electricity generation companies (GenCos).

According to the statement, Buhari also called for a meeting with Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, over the fresh wave of violence in the state.

‘’Doyin Salami, the president’s chief economic adviser, was also summoned for a meeting on the state of the country’s economy, the statement said.

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“The President is scheduled to meet separately with them and he would be apprised of the latest developments in Imo State, the power sector and the state of the economy,” the statement reads.

“It would be recalled that the President while condemning the spate of violence in Imo State in the aftermath of the destruction of buildings and assets of the Police and the home of Prof. George Obiozor, President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, pledged to review the security situation in southeast Nigeria.

“President Buhari has also voiced his concern over the frequent power outages, apologising to Nigerians and assuring a quick relief to the situation.”