The vice president said that collaboration would not dwell on major infrastructure projects based on its time frame and the ongoing path-breaking infrastructure investments under the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF). He explained that the plan called for leveraging on savings, which included pension funds in a derisked environment for infrastructure development. “We recognise that national infrastructure needs to go beyond these mega projects, and so we strongly believe that the private sector has a key role to play in the provision of infrastructure. “The Azurra Edo Power Plant is a good example of how government can support and enable the private sector. “Some of its key provisions include: jobs for food creating a targeted five million jobs for Nigerians; increased infrastructure investment on roads, bridges, solar power and communication technologies.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2020 18:22 UTC