One of the cities earmarked to drive the federal government’s Made in Nigeria campaign is Aba, the commercial capital city of Abia state. Remarkably, the Abia state government has also been running a Made in Aba campaign to boost the use of locally made goods. Earlier in2016, it was revealed that the Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola, had brokered a deal between Enugu Electricity Distribution Company and Geometric Power, the two power companies seeking to supply power to the city. The promise of having at least 13 hours of constant supply once Geometric takes over is now a mirage. Just like the people who took to the streets in Enugu and Ebonyi states recently to protest against EEDC, Aba residents have started to protest poor electricity supply and exorbitant bills.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 13, 2017 10:30 UTC